2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Physics in South Carolina

If you pursue a doctor's degree in physics, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #16 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of physics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 13 doctor's degrees in physics during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for physics.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Physics in South Carolina

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in physics.

Most Well Attended Schools for Physics Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Clemson University
Clemson, SC

11 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In SC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in physics has to check out Clemson University. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in physics in South Carolina. More information about a doctorate in physics from Clemson University

2

University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In SC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of South Carolina - Columbia is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in physics. UofSC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Columbia. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in physics in South Carolina. More information about a doctorate in physics from University of South Carolina - Columbia

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
Louisiana	99	19
Tennessee	98	20
Alabama	94	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	13

Majors Similar to Physics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	41
Geological & Earth Sciences	7

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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