by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Chemical Physics Major for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Chemical Physics is the 1122nd most popular major in the country with 45 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 chemical physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,260 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Chemical Physics Major for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in chemical physics. To top this list, a school must have a successful chemical physics program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Chemical Physics Major for a Doctorate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree chemical physics students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Chemical Physics Major for a Doctorate list. Kent, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s chemical physics degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Chemical Physics Major for a Doctorate. University of Colorado Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s chemical physics degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Chemical Physics Major for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #3 spot on the list. College Park, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s chemical physics degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Chemical Physics Major for a Doctorate list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s chemical physics students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Chemical Physics Major for a Doctorate list. University of Nevada - Reno is a public institution located in Reno, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Chemical Physics Major for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #5 spot on the list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s chemical physics degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Chemical Physics Major for a Doctorate list. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s chemical physics students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Chemical Physics at Michigan State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Chemical Physics Major for a Doctorate. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 0 doctorate’s chemical physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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