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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 12,875 people earned their degree in general physics, making the major the 60th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,713 general physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 294 general physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 37 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general physics. That schools that top this list have a program in general physics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
Out of the 37 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the #1 spot on the list. Macomb, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general physics degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Notre Dame. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Great Lakes Region. University of Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit institution located in Notre Dame, Indiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 18 masters’s general physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. 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.
Read full report on General Physics at University of Chicago
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Evanston, Illinois. It awarded 23 masters’s general physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 37 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 42 masters’s general physics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Wisconsin - Madison General Physics Report
With a ranking of #6, Western Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Great Lakes Region list. WMU is a fairly large school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan that handed out 10 masters’s general physics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Miami University - Oxford did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large school located in Oxford, Ohio that handed out 10 masters’s general physics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Read full report on General Physics at Miami University - Oxford
Lewis University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Lewis is a medium-sized school located in Romeoville, Illinois that handed out 3 masters’s general physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Dayton, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general physics degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Physics at Wright State University - Main Campus
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general physics degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor General Physics Report
With a ranking of #11, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Kent, Ohio, and it awarded 10 masters’s general physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Physics at Ohio State University - Main Campus
University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. University of Akron Main Campus is a public institution located in Akron, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Physics at University of Akron Main Campus
With a ranking of #14, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is a large public school situated in Bloomington, Indiana. It awarded 13 masters’s general physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Bowling Green, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general physics degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Northern Illinois University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northern Illinois University is a fairly large school located in Dekalb, Illinois that handed out 5 masters’s general physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Wayne State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 8 masters’s general physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Ball State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #18. Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s general physics degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Physics at Ball State University
With a ranking of #19, Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s general physics students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
Full Illinois Institute of Technology General Physics Report
Michigan State University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State University is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 11 masters’s general physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Physics at Michigan State University
Case Western Reserve University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #21. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 3 masters’s general physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, 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 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #22, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s general physics degrees to qualified students.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Purdue is a large school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 9 masters’s general physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Central Michigan University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Mount Pleasant, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general physics degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Read full report on General Physics at Central Michigan University
With a ranking of #25, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Great Lakes Region list. OHIO Athens is a public institution located in Athens, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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