2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Physics in Louisiana

Ranked #16 in popularity, physics is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Louisiana to determine which ones were the most popular for physics students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 27 doctor's degrees in physics during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for physics.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Physics in Louisiana

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for physics students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Physics Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA

22 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in physics has to take a look at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in physics in Louisiana. More information about a doctorate in physics from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

2

Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Tulane University of Louisiana is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in physics. Tulane is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New Orleans. More information about a doctorate in physics from Tulane University of Louisiana

Best Physics Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Physics Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	143	68
Virginia	126	50
Georgia	124	35
North Carolina	113	51
Tennessee	98	20
Alabama	94	11
South Carolina	88	11
Kentucky	86	16
Mississippi	72	6
Arkansas	57	6
West Virginia	49	8

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Rankings in Majors Related to Physics

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

Physics Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Physics	27

Most Popular Majors Related to Physics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	36
Geological & Earth Sciences	13

Notes and References

• 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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