A degree in physics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #68 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the best for physics students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 205 degrees in physics annually.
The physics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Physics rankings. For our Best Overall Physics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Physics Schools in Wisconsin list to help you make the college decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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The schools below may not offer all types of physics degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in physics. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were about 98 physics students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year. After graduation, physics degree recipients generally earn an average of $36,878 in their early careers.
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in physics. UW - La Crosse is a fairly large public university located in the small city of La Crosse. This university ranks 8th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were roughly 12 physics students who graduated with this degree at UW - La Crosse in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, physics degree recipients generally earn around $54,428 in their early careers.
It is difficult to beat University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire if you wish to pursue a degree in physics. UW - Eau Claire is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Eau Claire. This university ranks 13th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were about 18 physics students who graduated with this degree at UW - Eau Claire in the most recent data year.
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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The physics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Physics rankings. For our Best Overall Physics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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