A degree in physics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #68 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Colorado to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of physics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 289 degrees in physics annually.
The physics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Physics Schools in Colorado.
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The schools below may not offer all types of physics degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Colorado Boulder is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in physics. CU - Boulder is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Boulder.
Students who receive their degree from the physics program make about $41,874 in their early career salary.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a good option for students pursuing a degree in physics. Colorado State is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.
Students who graduate with their degree from the physics program report average early career income of $51,927.
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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