2024 Best Physics Education Schools
36
Colleges in the United States
152
Physics Teacher Education Degrees Awarded
Physics Education isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #883 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
College Factual looked at 36 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Physics Education Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 152 degrees in physics education during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Physics Education School
Your choice of physics education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Physics Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Physics Education Degree Level
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 Education Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Physics Education in the United States
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 physics teacher education degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Schools in Physics Teacher Education
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In NY
Teachers College at Columbia University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in physics education. Located in the city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #12 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Teachers College is a great university overall.
There were roughly 2 physics education students who graduated with this degree at Teachers College in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in physics education from Teachers College at Columbia University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In CA
Stanford University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in physics education. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Stanford. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.
There were approximately 1 physics education students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in physics education from Stanford University
Brigham Young University - Provo is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in physics education. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Provo. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 3 physics education students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in physics education from Brigham Young University - Provo
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MI
Central Michigan University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in physics education. Central Michigan is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant. This university ranks 10th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 1 physics education students who graduated with this degree at Central Michigan in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in physics education from Central Michigan University
It's difficult to beat Brooklyn College if you wish to pursue a degree in physics education. Brooklyn College is a fairly large public college located in the city of Brooklyn. This college ranks 34th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.More information about a degree in physics education from Brooklyn College
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
8th
Most Popular In NY
Located in the large city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #256 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Hunter is a great college overall.
There were approximately 1 physics education students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in physics education from Hunter College
Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 13th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.More information about a degree in physics education from Minnesota State University - Mankato
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In AZ
Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #278 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NAU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 1 physics education students who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in physics education from Northern Arizona University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IA
Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #199 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNI is a great university overall.
There were about 2 physics education students who graduated with this degree at UNI in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in physics education from University of Northern Iowa
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IL
Augustana is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Rock Island. This college ranks 21st out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 1 physics education students who graduated with this degree at Augustana in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in physics education from Augustana College
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