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2025 Best General Physics Schools in North Carolina

5 Colleges in North Carolina
322 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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in North Carolina 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 322 degrees in general physics annually.

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Choosing a Great General Physics School

Best General Physics Schools in North Carolina 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 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 North Carolina list, to help you choose the best school for you. 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 North Carolina

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 North Carolina Schools in General Physics

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Duke University
Durham, NC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NC
40 General Physics Degrees Awarded

Duke University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in general physics. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were about 40 general physics students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NC
59 General Physics Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill if you wish to pursue a degree in general physics. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.

There were about 59 general physics students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent data year.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NC

University of North Carolina at Charlotte is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general physics. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public university located in the city of Charlotte. This university ranks 10th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were roughly 23 general physics students who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
66 General Physics Degrees Awarded

North Carolina State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general physics. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were roughly 66 general physics students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NC
39 General Physics Degrees Awarded

Appalachian State is a very large public university located in the distant town of Boone. This university ranks 11th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were roughly 39 general physics students who graduated with this degree at Appalachian State in the most recent data year.

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Best General Physics Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 348
Georgia 690 238
Virginia 630 337
Tennessee 624 156
South Carolina 530 104
Kentucky 518 77
Mississippi 501 45
Alabama 500 116
Louisiana 489 93
Arkansas 466 54
West Virginia 410 44

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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 39
Optics/Optical Sciences 15

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