by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Illinois” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Physics is the 60th most popular major in the country with 12,875 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Illinois, there were 476 general physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 77 general physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,317 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree 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 colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree general physics students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Illinois University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in Illinois. 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 be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in Illinois list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general physics degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in Illinois. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general physics degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis University landed the #4 spot on the list. Romeoville, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general physics degrees to 3 students 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in Illinois list. This fairly large school is located in Dekalb, Illinois, and it awarded 5 masters’s general physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in Illinois ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 2 masters’s general physics degrees in 2020-2021.
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. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
With a ranking of #7, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in Illinois list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 11 masters’s general physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in Illinois ranking. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a public institution located in Carbondale, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in Illinois list. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 5 masters’s general physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
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With a ranking of #10, DePaul University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in Illinois list. DePaul University is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s general physics degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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