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2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Physics

771 Colleges in the United States
8,178 Bachelor's Degrees
General Physics is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #54 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 771 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Physics ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 8,178 bachelor's degrees in general physics to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Physics School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Physics Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in general physics matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Physics ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality general physics program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

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The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general physics. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

25 Most Well Attended Schools for General Physics Students Working on Their Bachelor's

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207 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In WA
#1 Best Quality In WA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in general physics. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general physics in Washington.

There were roughly 207 general physics students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.

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161 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In CA
#4 Best Quality In CA

University of California - Santa Barbara is a popular option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in general physics. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general physics in California.

There were approximately 161 general physics individuals who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent year we have data available.

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135 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In CA
#3 Best Quality In CA

University of California - Berkeley is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in general physics. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Berkeley. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general physics in California.

There were about 135 general physics students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.

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87 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In TX
#1 Best Quality In TX

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in general physics has to look into The University of Texas at Austin. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general physics in Texas.

There were about 87 general physics students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.

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83 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In MA
#1 Best Quality In MA

Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general physics in Massachusetts.

There were about 83 general physics students who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent year we have data available.

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
75 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In VA
#2 Best Quality In VA

Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general physics in Virginia.

There were about 75 general physics students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent data year.

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75 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In MD
#2 Best Quality In MD

UMCP is a very large public university located in the suburb of College Park. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general physics in Maryland.

There were roughly 75 general physics individuals who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available.

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72 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In CO
#1 Best Quality In CO

CU - Boulder is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Boulder. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general physics in Colorado.

There were about 72 general physics individuals who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent data year.

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68 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In IL
#3 Best Quality In IL

Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general physics in Illinois.

There were about 68 general physics students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

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65 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In OH
#2 Best Quality In OH

Ohio State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Columbus. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general physics in Ohio.

There were roughly 65 general physics students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year.

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64 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#3 Most Popular In CA
#5 Best Quality In CA

Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general physics in California.

There were about 64 general physics students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.

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63 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In IL
#1 Best Quality In IL

Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general physics in Illinois.

There were about 63 general physics students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent year we have data available.

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61 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In WI
#1 Best Quality In WI

Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general physics in Wisconsin.

There were roughly 61 general physics students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
60 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In PA
#2 Best Quality In PA

Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general physics in Pennsylvania.

There were about 60 general physics students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.

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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
58 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In NY
#11 Best Quality In NY

Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public university with a very large student population.

There were approximately 58 general physics students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Stony Brook in the most recent year we have data available.

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57 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In AZ
#2 Best Quality In AZ

ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Tempe. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general physics in Arizona.

There were roughly 57 general physics individuals who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available.

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53 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#4 Most Popular In CA
#13 Best Quality In CA

CSULB is a very large public university located in the city of Long Beach.

There were approximately 53 general physics students who graduated with this degree at CSULB in the most recent year we have data available.

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52 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In NY
#2 Best Quality In NY

Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general physics in New York.

There were approximately 52 general physics students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year.

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52 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In GA
#1 Best Quality In GA

Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general physics in Georgia.

There were approximately 52 general physics students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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51 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In MI
#1 Best Quality In MI

U-M is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general physics in Michigan.

There were about 51 general physics students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.

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51 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In MA
#9 Best Quality In MA

Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #9 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general physics in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 51 general physics individuals who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available.

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50 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#5 Most Popular In CA
#7 Best Quality In CA

UCSD is a fairly large public university located in the large city of La Jolla. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #7 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general physics in California.

There were approximately 50 general physics students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent data year.

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49 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In NC
#1 Best Quality In NC

UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public university located in the city of Chapel Hill. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general physics in North Carolina.

There were about 49 general physics individuals who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent data year.

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49 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In NJ
#2 Best Quality In NJ

Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general physics in New Jersey.

There were approximately 49 general physics students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available.

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46 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In MN
#2 Best Quality In MN

Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general physics in Minnesota.

There were roughly 46 general physics students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

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Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
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Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ
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SUNY Geneseo
Geneseo, NY
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Remaining Award Winners

This list represents the remainder of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Physics badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 771 different United States general physics schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
47 University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL
51 United States Naval Academy Annapolis, MD
51 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
53 Wesleyan University Middletown, CT
53 University of Houston Houston, TX
53 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT
56 Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY
56 Northeastern University Boston, MA
56 Delaware State University Dover, DE
56 Illinois State University Normal, IL
56 William & Mary Williamsburg, VA
61 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Knoxville, TN
61 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY
61 Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ
61 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR
61 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY
61 The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX
67 Brown University Providence, RI
67 Portland State University Portland, OR
67 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX
67 New York University New York, NY
67 The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
67 Appalachian State University Boone, NC
73 University of Rochester Rochester, NY
73 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX
73 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN
76 Boston University Boston, MA
76 University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA
78 The City College of New York New York, NY
78 University of Maryland - Baltimore County Baltimore, MD
78 University of Oregon Eugene, OR
78 Towson University Towson, MD
78 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC
83 Colgate University Hamilton, NY
83 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
83 Binghamton University Vestal, NY
83 Yale University New Haven, CT
83 St Olaf College Northfield, MN
88 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
88 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA
90 Miami University - Oxford Oxford, OH
90 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
90 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS
93 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
93 University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia, MO
93 University of Massachusetts - Lowell Lowell, MA
93 University of Wisconsin - River Falls River Falls, WI
93 Brigham Young University - Idaho Rexburg, ID
93 Emory University Atlanta, GA
93 Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO
93 Colorado State University - Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO
93 Salisbury University Salisbury, MD
102 Kenyon College Gambier, OH
102 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
102 Macalester College Saint Paul, MN
102 Coe College Cedar Rapids, IA
102 California State University - Fullerton Fullerton, CA
102 University of Washington - Bothell Campus Bothell, WA
102 Haverford College Haverford, PA
109 College of Charleston Charleston, SC
109 Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY
109 Bethel University Minnesota Saint Paul, MN
109 University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI
109 California State University - Northridge Northridge, CA
109 Siena College Loudonville, NY
109 Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD
109 Stanford University Stanford, CA
109 Reed College Portland, OR
109 New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM
109 Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO
109 University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Physics award.

Rank College Location
121 University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY
121 University of Nevada - Reno Reno, NV
121 Iowa State University Ames, IA
121 Davidson College Davidson, NC
121 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
121 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
121 The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ
121 United States Military Academy West Point, NY
129 Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA
129 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
129 California State University - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
129 Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO
129 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA
129 United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy, CO
129 Utah Valley University Orem, UT
129 Angelo State University San Angelo, TX
129 California State University - Sacramento Sacramento, CA
129 Utah State University Logan, UT
129 Colby College Waterville, ME
129 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA
141 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
141 Willamette University Salem, OR
141 California State University - San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA
141 University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA
141 Texas State University San Marcos, TX
141 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI
141 Allegheny College Meadville, PA
141 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
141 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO
141 University of North Texas Denton, TX
141 Grinnell College Grinnell, IA
141 Georgetown University Washington, DC
141 Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT
141 Wellesley College Wellesley, MA
141 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
141 Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA
141 Pomona College Claremont, CA

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One of 8 majors within the Physics area of study, General Physics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Physics 263
Acoustics 43
Optics/Optical Sciences 39
Theoretical & Mathematical Physics 18
Condensed Matter & Materials Physics 1

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