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2024 Best General Physics Schools in New Jersey

5 Colleges in New Jersey
254 General Physics Degrees Awarded
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 5 schools in New Jersey 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 254 degrees in general physics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Physics School

Best General Physics Schools in New Jersey Your choice of general physics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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Bachelor's Degrees in General Physics
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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 Schools in New Jersey list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for General Physics in New Jersey

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.

Top New Jersey Schools in General Physics

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NJ
44 General Physics Degrees Awarded

Rutgers University - New Brunswick is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general physics. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #98 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.

There were about 44 general physics students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available.

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Stockton University
Galloway, NJ
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NJ
55.0% Growth in Graduates

Stockton University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in general physics. Located in the midsize suburb of Galloway, Stockton State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 14th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were approximately 20 general physics students who graduated with this degree at Stockton State in the most recent data year.

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Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NJ
33 General Physics Degrees Awarded

Rowan University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in general physics. Rowan is a large public university located in the large suburb of Glassboro. A Best Colleges rank of #329 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rowan is a great university overall.

There were about 33 general physics students who graduated with this degree at Rowan in the most recent data year.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In NJ

Every student who is interested in general physics has to check out Montclair State University. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were about 10 general physics students who graduated with this degree at Montclair State in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In NJ

Located in the city of Camden, Rutgers Camden is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 15th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were roughly 1 general physics students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers Camden in the most recent data year.

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Best General Physics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Physics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 958
Pennsylvania 978 604
Maryland 618 252
District of Columbia 441 74
Delaware 345 32

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One of 9 majors within the Physics area of study, General Physics has other similar majors worth exploring.

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