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 3 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of physics. Combined, these schools handed out 670 degrees in physics to qualified students.
Your choice of physics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Physics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Pennsylvania.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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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.
It is difficult to beat University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus if you want to pursue a degree in physics. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #85 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.
There were roughly 45 physics students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent data year.
Temple University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in physics. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 27 physics students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Kutztown University of Pennsylvania if you want to pursue a degree in physics. Kutztown University is a moderately-sized public university located in the fringe town of Kutztown. This university ranks 36th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 11 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 physics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Physics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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