by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in Illinois” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Physics is the 60th most popular major in the country with 12,551 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across Illinois, there were 456 general physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 295 general physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,374 and $23,086 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in Illinois” ranking analyzed 31 colleges that offered a degree in general physics. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general physics.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois bachelor’s degree general physics students.
Out of the 31 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Knox College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Galesburg, Illinois, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s general physics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Monmouth College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in Illinois. Monmouth College is a small school located in Monmouth, Illinois that handed out 3 bachelors’s general physics degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Greenville University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in Illinois list. Greenville University is a small school located in Greenville, Illinois that handed out 2 bachelors’s general physics degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Wesleyan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in Illinois list. Illinois Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bloomington, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Physics at Illinois Wesleyan University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wheaton College Illinois. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in Illinois. This small school is located in Wheaton, Illinois, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s general physics degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on General Physics at Wheaton College Illinois
Illinois College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in Illinois ranking. This small school is located in Jacksonville, Illinois, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s general physics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Chicago ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in Illinois list. This fairly large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 66 bachelors’s general physics degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 99%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Lake Forest College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in Illinois ranking. This small school is located in Lake Forest, Illinois, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s general physics degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Elmhurst University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #9. Elmhurst University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Elmhurst, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Lewis University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in Illinois list. Lewis University is a medium-sized school located in Romeoville, Illinois that handed out 16 bachelors’s general physics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Chicago State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s general physics degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
North Central College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in Illinois ranking. This small school is located in Naperville, Illinois, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s general physics degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #13. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general physics degrees to 47 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign General Physics Report
With a ranking of #14, Millikin University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in Illinois list. Millikin University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Decatur, Illinois. It awarded 0 bachelors’s general physics degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Loyola University Chicago landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in Illinois ranking. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general physics students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Illinois State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in Illinois ranking. Illinois State University is a public institution located in Normal, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Augustana College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #17. Augustana is a small school located in Rock Island, Illinois that handed out 3 bachelors’s general physics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Eastern Illinois University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in Illinois ranking. Eastern Illinois University is located in Charleston, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s general physics degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Physics at Eastern Illinois University
Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in Illinois ranking. Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Illinois Institute of Technology General Physics Report
North Park University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in Illinois list. North Park University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 0 bachelors’s general physics degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Physics at North Park University
Western Illinois University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #21. Western Illinois University is located in Macomb, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s general physics degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Northwestern University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in Illinois ranking. Northwestern University is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 17 bachelors’s general physics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 99%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Northeastern Illinois University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #23. Northeastern Illinois University is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 4 bachelors’s general physics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Physics at Northeastern Illinois University
DePaul University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #24. DePaul is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Bradley University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in Illinois ranking. Bradley University is a medium-sized school located in Peoria, Illinois that handed out 3 bachelors’s general physics degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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