by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 42 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for general physics students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,124 bachelor's degrees in general physics during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The general physics bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. 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 bachelor'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 include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various 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 bachelor's degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Physics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general physics.
University of Chicago is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general physics. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in general physics from University of Chicago
Northwestern University is a good decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in general physics. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general physics from Northwestern University
University of Wisconsin - Madison is a wonderful decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in general physics. UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the large city of Madison.More information about a bachelor’s in general physics from University of Wisconsin - Madison
Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in general physics has to look into University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general physics from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Champaign.More information about a bachelor’s in general physics from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Notre Dame.More information about a bachelor’s in general physics from University of Notre Dame
Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general physics from Ohio State University - Main Campus
Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general physics from Purdue University - Main Campus
Michigan State is a very large public university located in the small city of East Lansing.More information about a bachelor’s in general physics from Michigan State University
Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in general physics from Illinois Institute of Technology
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General Physics is one of 9 different types of Physics programs to choose from.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Physics | 13 |
| Acoustics | 7 |
| Theoretical & Mathematical Physics | 6 |
| Condensed Matter & Materials Physics | 2 |
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