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

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 Mississippi to determine which ones were the most popular for physics students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 4 doctor's degrees in physics to qualified students.

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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 Mississippi

Learn about 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

University of Mississippi
University, MS

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in physics has to check out University of Mississippi. Ole Miss is a fairly large public university located in the town of University. More information about a doctorate in physics from University of Mississippi

2

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Mississippi State University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in physics. Located in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a doctorate in physics from Mississippi State University

Best Physics Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Physics Colleges 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
Louisiana	99	19
Tennessee	98	20
Alabama	94	11
South Carolina	88	11
Kentucky	86	16
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	4

Most Popular Majors Related to Physics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	29
Geological & Earth Sciences	8

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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