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2025 Best General Physics Schools in Washington

6 Colleges in Washington
312 General Physics Degrees Awarded
General Physics is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #60 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Physics Schools in Washington ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 312 degrees in general physics annually.

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Choosing a Great General Physics School

Best General Physics Schools in Washington Your choice of general physics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general physics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

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Bachelor's Degrees in General Physics
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Physics Schools in Washington ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for General Physics in Washington

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general physics degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Washington Schools in General Physics

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WA
209 General Physics Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you want to pursue a degree in general physics. UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.

There were approximately 209 general physics students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In WA

Washington State University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in general physics. Wazzu is a very large public university located in the town of Pullman. A Best Colleges rank of #182 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Wazzu is a great university overall.

There were approximately 21 general physics students who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In WA

It is difficult to beat Western Washington University if you want to pursue a degree in general physics. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #287 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WWU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 16 general physics students who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In WA

It's difficult to beat Pacific Lutheran University if you want to pursue a degree in general physics. PLU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Tacoma. This university ranks 9th out of 50 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were roughly 8 general physics students who graduated with this degree at PLU in the most recent data year.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In WA
16.7% Growth in Graduates

CWU is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Ellensburg. This university ranks 6th out of 50 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were roughly 12 general physics students who graduated with this degree at CWU in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In WA

Located in the suburb of Bothell, UW Bothell is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 50th out of 50 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were approximately 13 general physics students who graduated with this degree at UW Bothell in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best General Physics Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best General Physics Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
California 999 3,088
Oregon 587 153
Nevada 354 50
Hawaii 267 10
Alaska 167 4

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