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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the best for general physics students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 205 degrees in general physics annually.
The general physics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Physics rankings. 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.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Physics Schools in Wisconsin list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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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.
Any student pursuing a degree in general physics needs to take a look at University of Wisconsin - Madison. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were about 98 general physics students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in general physics needs to look into University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. Located in the city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were about 12 general physics students who graduated with this degree at UW - La Crosse in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general physics. Located in the city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 13th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were roughly 18 general physics students who graduated with this degree at UW - Eau Claire in the most recent data year.
General Physics is one of 9 different types of Physics programs to choose from.
Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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The general physics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Physics rankings. 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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