by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for general physics students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 77 master's degrees in general physics during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of general physics for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general physics students working on their master's degree.
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 General Physics Master's Degree Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general physics.
It's hard to beat University of Chicago if you wish to pursue a master's degree in general physics. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a master’s in general physics from University of Chicago
It's hard to beat Northwestern University if you want to pursue a master's degree in general physics. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in general physics from Northwestern University
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great choice for students pursuing a master's degree in general physics. UIUC is a very large public university located in the small city of Champaign.More information about a master’s in general physics from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
It is difficult to beat University of Illinois at Chicago if you want to pursue a master's degree in general physics. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general physics from University of Illinois at Chicago
Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in general physics from Western Illinois University
Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general physics from Northern Illinois University
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