If you plan on majoring in physics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #68 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the best for physics students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 395 degrees in physics annually.
Your choice of 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 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 picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Physics Schools in Ohio ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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 physics degrees they offer, see the list below.
Every student who is interested in physics needs to check out Ohio State University - Main Campus. Ohio State is a very large public university located in the city of Columbus. A Best Colleges rank of #70 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 133 physics students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available. Physics degree recipients from Ohio State University - Main Campus get an earnings boost of approximately $30,444 above the typical earnings of physics majors.
Every student who is interested in physics has to take a look at Case Western Reserve University. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Cleveland. A Best Colleges rank of #116 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Case Western is a great university overall.
There were approximately 26 physics students who graduated with this degree at Case Western in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in physics. UC is a very large public university located in the large city of Cincinnati. This university ranks 6th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 28 physics students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent year we have data available.
Ohio University - Athens Campus is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in physics. OHIO Athens is a very large public university located in the town of Athens. This university ranks 7th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were about 21 physics students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent data year.
Miami University - Oxford is a large public university located in the town of Oxford. A Best Colleges rank of #134 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Miami University - Oxford is a great university overall.
There were about 18 physics students who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Oxford in the most recent year we have data available.
Kent State is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Kent. This university ranks 9th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 21 physics students who graduated with this degree at Kent State in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the distant town of Wooster, Wooster College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 30th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 10 physics students who graduated with this degree at Wooster College 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 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 physics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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