Chemical Physics programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their chemical physics programs.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best chemical physics schools.
The school you choose for chemical physics can shape your career. That is why we built our Best Chemical Physics Schools rankings. For our Best Overall Chemical Physics School ranking, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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Best Schools for Chemical Physics in the United States
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the chemical physics degrees they offer, see the list below.
Harvard University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in chemical physics. Harvard University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge. Roughly 98% of students complete a degree within six years here. Harvard University awarded about 12 chemical physics degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their chemical physics degree from Harvard University earn around $95,207 in the first couple years of their career. Harvard University graduates carry a median of $16,616 in student loans.
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This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
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 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).
