2024 Best Physics Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
36
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.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 19 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Physics Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 36 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
The physics teacher education 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 Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.
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Best Schools for Physics Education in the Middle Atlantic Region
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 Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Physics Teacher Education
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In NY
It is difficult to beat Teachers College at Columbia University if you wish to pursue a degree in physics education. Located in the large 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 approximately 2 physics education students who graduated with this degree at Teachers College in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in physics education from Teachers College at Columbia University
Brooklyn College is a good decision for students interested in a degree in physics education. Brooklyn College is a large public college located in the city of Brooklyn. A Best Colleges rank of #511 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Brooklyn College is a great college overall.More information about a degree in physics education from Brooklyn College
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
8th
Most Popular In NY
It's hard to beat Hunter College if you want to pursue a degree in physics education. Located in the large city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #256 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Hunter is a great college overall.
There were about 1 physics education students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in physics education from Hunter College
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NY
Every student who is interested in physics education needs to check out Hofstra University. Located in the large suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #552 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Hofstra is a great university overall.
There were roughly 3 physics education students who graduated with this degree at Hofstra in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in physics education from Hofstra University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
8th
Most Popular In NY
It is hard to beat University of Rochester if you wish to pursue a degree in physics education. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #104 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Rochester is a great university overall.
There were approximately 1 physics education students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in physics education from University of Rochester
Located in the city of New York, CCNY is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #563 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means CCNY is a great college overall.
There were approximately 2 physics education students who graduated with this degree at CCNY in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in physics education from The City College of New York
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In NY
Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #253 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SUNY Stony Brook is a great university overall.
There were roughly 2 physics education students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Stony Brook in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in physics education from Stony Brook University
SUNY Geneseo is a small public school located in the town of Geneseo. This school ranks 76th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 3 physics education students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Geneseo in the most recent year we have data available.
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SUNY Cortland is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Cortland. This school ranks 45th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 3 physics education students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Cortland in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in physics education from SUNY Cortland
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
8th
Most Popular In NY
Located in the suburb of New Paltz, SUNY New Paltz is a public school with a medium-sized student population. This school ranks 62nd out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 1 physics education students who graduated with this degree at SUNY New Paltz in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in physics education from SUNY New Paltz
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