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2025 Best Physics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

9 Colleges in Massachusetts
459 Bachelor's Degrees
$50,832 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in physics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #62 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 9 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of physics. Combined, these schools handed out 459 bachelor's degrees in physics to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Physics School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Physics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts Your choice of physics for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for physics students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Physics in Massachusetts

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in physics.

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Bachelor's in Physics

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Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in physics needs to look into Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

Bachelor's recipients from the physics major at Massachusetts Institute of Technology make $3,941 more than the average college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

More information about a bachelor’s in physics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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51 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Massachusetts Amherst if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in physics. UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the small city of Amherst.More information about a bachelor’s in physics from University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in physics has to check out Northeastern University. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the physics program report average early career income of $49,399.

More information about a bachelor’s in physics from Northeastern University

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Boston University
Boston, MA
39 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Boston University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in physics. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in physics from Boston University

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UMass Lowell is a large public university located in the large suburb of Lowell.

After graduating, physics bachelor's recipients typically earn an average of $48,324 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in physics from University of Massachusetts - Lowell

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13 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Worcester, Holy Cross is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in physics from College of the Holy Cross

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11 Annual Graduates

Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Waltham.More information about a bachelor’s in physics from Brandeis University

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Williams College
Williamstown, MA
18 Annual Graduates

Williams is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Williamstown.More information about a bachelor’s in physics from Williams College

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14 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Bridgewater, Bridgewater State is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in physics from Bridgewater State University

Best Physics Colleges in the New England Region

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State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 183 115
New Hampshire 157 35
Rhode Island 157 33
Maine 156 69
Vermont 155 33

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One of 8 majors within the Physical Sciences area of study, Physics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Physics Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Physics 458
Optics/Optical Sciences 1

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 518
Astronomy & Astrophysics 91
Geological & Earth Sciences 86
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 5
General Physical Sciences 3
Other Physical Science 1

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