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2025 Best General Physics Schools in the Great Lakes Region

20 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
1,623 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 reviewed 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general physics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,623 degrees in general physics annually.

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Choosing a Great General Physics School

Best General Physics Schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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Bachelor's Degrees in General Physics
Master's Degrees in General Physics
Doctor's Degrees in General Physics

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 the Great Lakes Region 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 the Great Lakes Region

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.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in General Physics

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IN
66 General Physics Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in general physics needs to look into University of Notre Dame. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Notre Dame. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.

There were approximately 66 general physics students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
105 General Physics Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in general physics needs to look into University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were roughly 105 general physics students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
98 General Physics Degrees Awarded

University of Wisconsin - Madison is a good option for students pursuing a degree in general physics. UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were approximately 98 general physics students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
129 General Physics Degrees Awarded

Ohio State University - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general physics. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #70 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.

There were about 129 general physics students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
93 General Physics Degrees Awarded

UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #41 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 93 general physics students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OH

Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #116 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Case Western is a great university overall.

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

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Michigan State crest
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MI
93 General Physics Degrees Awarded

Michigan State is a very large public university located in the city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 93 general physics students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.

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8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In OH
7.1% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were about 28 general physics students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
73 General Physics Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #65 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.

There were roughly 73 general physics students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent data year.

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10
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IN
50 General Physics Degrees Awarded

Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.

There were about 50 general physics students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent data year.

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Best General Physics Colleges by State

Explore the best general physics schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 383
Michigan 915 320
Illinois 870 476
Indiana 737 249
Wisconsin 672 264

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One of 9 majors within the Physics area of study, General Physics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Physics 26
Acoustics 13
Theoretical & Mathematical Physics 11
Optics/Optical Sciences 7
Atomic/Molecular Physics 4

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