Ranked #60 in popularity, general physics is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for general physics students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 631 degrees in general physics to qualified students.
Your choice of general physics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Physics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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.
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 Pennsylvania ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the general physics degree levels they offer.
It's hard to beat University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in general physics. Pitt is a very large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #85 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.
There were about 45 general physics students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent data year.
Temple University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in general physics. Temple is a very large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia. This university ranks 8th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 27 general physics students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat Kutztown University of Pennsylvania if you want to pursue a degree in general physics. Located in the town of Kutztown, Kutztown University is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 36th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 11 general physics students who graduated with this degree at Kutztown University in the most recent year we have data available.
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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Your choice of general physics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Physics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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