2021 Best Physics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students
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Colleges
7,942
Bachelor's Degrees
$35,201
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Finding the Best Physics Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, 7,942 people earned their bachelor's in physics, making the major the #62 most popular in the United States.
This year's Best Physics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking looked at 23 colleges that offer a bachelor's in physics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physics programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the physics program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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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 for Non-Traditional Students.
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2021 Best Physics Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States
Check out the physics programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 10 Best Physics Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Arizona has taken the #1 spot in this year's physics ranking for non-traditional students. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson. University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Physics list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. Approximately 18,254 students take at least one class online at University of Arizona. There are roughly 12,642 part time students in attendance at University of Arizona.
Full Physics at University of Arizona Report
University of California - Berkeley landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best physics schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population. UC Berkeley also made our Best Colleges for Physics list, coming in at #3.
About 0.5% of UC Berkeley students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 26,398 students at UC Berkeley that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,099 part time students in attendance at UC Berkeley.
Read full report on Physics at University of California - Berkeley
University of Washington - Seattle Campus earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Physics ranking.
About 0.7% of UW Seattle students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,815 students at UW Seattle that take at least one class online. 9,705 students are part time.
Full Physics at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Ohio State University - Main Campus. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population. Ohio State also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Physics rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 42,293 students take at least one class online at Ohio State. About 8,459 of the students at Ohio State are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at UIUC is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 35,475 students take at least one class online at UIUC. 10,007 students are part time.
Full Physics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report
Stony Brook University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a very large student population. SUNY Stony Brook also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Physics rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. There are approximately 14,521 students at SUNY Stony Brook that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,151 part time students in attendance at SUNY Stony Brook.
Full Physics at Stony Brook University Report
Michigan State University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.
The student loan default rate at Michigan State is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 33,526 students at Michigan State that take at least one class online. About 6,517 of the students at Michigan State are attending part time.
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University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best physics schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a fairly large student population. UCSB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Physics list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 3,596 students at UCSB that take at least one class online. There are roughly 880 part time students in attendance at UCSB.
Full Physics at University of California - Santa Barbara Report
Our rankings recognize University of Minnesota - Twin Cities as the #9 school in this year's rankings. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 21,237 students at UMN Twin Cities that take at least one class online. About 13,655 of the students at UMN Twin Cities are attending part time.
Read full report on Physics at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to The University of Texas at Austin. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at UT Austin is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 23,198 students take at least one class online at UT Austin. 3,479 students are part time.
Full Physics at The University of Texas at Austin Report
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