General Physics is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #60 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the best for general physics students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 285 degrees in general physics during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The general physics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Physics rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general physics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Schools in Wisconsin list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general physics degrees they offer, see the list below.
Any student pursuing a degree in general physics needs to look into University of Wisconsin - Madison. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were approximately 144 general physics students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general physics. Located in the city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #323 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW - Eau Claire is a great university overall.
There were approximately 27 general physics students who graduated with this degree at UW - Eau Claire in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Wisconsin - River Falls is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general physics. Located in the town of River Falls, UW - River Falls is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 12th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were approximately 18 general physics students who graduated with this degree at UW - River Falls in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general physics. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 19th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were about 16 general physics students who graduated with this degree at UWM in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #267 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - La Crosse is a great university overall.
There were about 27 general physics students who graduated with this degree at UW - La Crosse in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the distant town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 26th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were roughly 3 general physics students who graduated with this degree at UW - Stevens Point in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Beloit, Beloit is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. This college ranks 30th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were approximately 4 general physics students who graduated with this degree at Beloit in the most recent year we have data available.
UW - Whitewater is a fairly large public university located in the town of Whitewater. A Best Colleges rank of #359 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Whitewater is a great university overall.
There were about 3 general physics students who graduated with this degree at UW - Whitewater in the most recent data year.
Located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha, UW - Parkside is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 41st out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were about 8 general physics students who graduated with this degree at UW - Parkside in the most recent year we have data available.
General Physics is one of 9 different types of Physics programs to choose from.
Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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The general physics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Physics rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general physics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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