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2024 Best General Physics Schools in Colorado

5 Colleges in Colorado
299 General Physics Degrees Awarded
General Physics is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #60 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Colorado to determine which ones were the best for general physics students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 299 degrees in general physics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Physics School

Best General Physics Schools in Colorado Your choice of general physics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general physics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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.

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Bachelor's Degrees in General Physics
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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 General Physics Schools in Colorado list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for General Physics in Colorado

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general physics degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Colorado Schools in General Physics

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CO
158 General Physics Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat University of Colorado Boulder if you wish to pursue a degree in general physics. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #115 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means CU - Boulder is a great university overall.

There were about 158 general physics students who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In CO

Colorado School of Mines is a good choice for students interested in a degree in general physics. Mines is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden. A Best Colleges rank of #48 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Mines is a great school overall.

There were about 5 general physics students who graduated with this degree at Mines in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CO
41 General Physics Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Colorado State University - Fort Collins if you wish to pursue a degree in general physics. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 33 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were approximately 41 general physics students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In CO

It's hard to beat University of Northern Colorado if you want to pursue a degree in general physics. University of Northern Colorado is a moderately-sized public university located in the midsize city of Greeley. This university ranks 9th out of 33 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were about 9 general physics students who graduated with this degree at University of Northern Colorado in the most recent data year.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In CO

Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 26th out of 33 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were approximately 5 general physics students who graduated with this degree at MSU Denver in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best General Physics Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best General Physics Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Utah 597 149
Idaho 446 55
Montana 340 37
Wyoming 278 23

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