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.
For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Arizona to determine which ones were the most popular for physics students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 37 doctor's degrees in physics to qualified students.
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 Arizona
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
University of Arizona is a popular option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in physics. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona 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 Arizona.
Students who graduate with their doctorate from the physics program state that they receive average early career earnings of $117,200.
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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