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.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Physics Schools in Indiana ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 278 degrees in physics during the 2021-2022 academic year.
Your choice of physics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 in Indiana.
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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.
Every student who is interested in physics has to check out University of Notre Dame. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #20 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.
There were approximately 71 physics students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent data year.
Purdue University - Main Campus is a good decision for students interested in a degree in physics. Purdue is a very large public university located in the city of West Lafayette. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.
There were roughly 73 physics students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent data year.
Indiana University - Bloomington is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in physics. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public university located in the city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.
There were about 50 physics students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, physics degree recipients typically earn about $34,543 in their early careers.
Ball State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in physics. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were roughly 9 physics students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were about 9 physics students who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent data year.
Valpo is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Valparaiso. This university ranks 16th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were about 3 physics students who graduated with this degree at Valpo in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 30th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were about 8 physics students who graduated with this degree at PFW in the most recent year we have data available.
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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