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2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Physics in Colorado

13 Colleges in Colorado
198 Bachelor's Degrees
A bachelor's degree in physics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #58 out of 338 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 13 schools in Colorado to determine which ones were the most popular for physics students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 198 bachelor's degrees in physics during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Physics School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Physics in Colorado Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in physics matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Physics in Colorado ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality physics program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for physics.

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Explore the most popular colleges and universities for physics students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

10 Most Well Attended Schools for Physics Students Working on Their Bachelor's

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72 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Best Quality In CO
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Colorado Boulder is a popular decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in physics. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Boulder. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in physics in Colorado.

There were approximately 72 physics individuals who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent year we have data available.

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20 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#2 Best Quality In CO
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in physics needs to take a look at Colorado State University - Fort Collins. Colorado State is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in physics in Colorado.

There were about 20 physics individuals who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Colorado College
Colorado Springs, CO
18 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Colorado College if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in physics. Colorado College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Colorado Springs.

There were approximately 18 physics students who graduated with this degree at Colorado College in the most recent data year.

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18 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#3 Best Quality In CO

University of Northern Colorado is a popular decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in physics. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Greeley. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in physics in Colorado.

There were roughly 18 physics students who graduated with this degree at University of Northern Colorado in the most recent data year.

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16 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Located in the town of USAF Academy, USAFA is a public school with a small student population.

There were about 16 physics individuals who graduated with this degree at USAFA in the most recent year we have data available.

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15 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public university with a large student population.

There were about 15 physics students who graduated with this degree at UCCS in the most recent data year.

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10 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#4 Best Quality In CO

Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in physics in Colorado.

There were about 10 physics students who graduated with this degree at CU Anschutz in the most recent year we have data available.

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9 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#5 Best Quality In CO

MSU Denver is a fairly large public university located in the city of Denver. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #5 in quality for bachelor's degrees in physics in Colorado.

There were approximately 9 physics individuals who graduated with this degree at MSU Denver in the most recent year we have data available.

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9 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.

There were approximately 9 physics individuals who graduated with this degree at DU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, CO
4 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#7 Best Quality In CO

Located in the small city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #7 in quality for bachelor's degrees in physics in Colorado.

There were approximately 4 physics students who graduated with this degree at Colorado Mesa in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Physics Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Physics Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Utah189133
Idaho16750
Montana13122
Wyoming6911

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Physics is one of 8 different types of Physical Sciences programs to choose from.

Physics Focus Areas

MajorAnnual Graduates
General Physics198

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Chemistry225
Geological & Earth Sciences164
Astronomy & Astrophysics64
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology23

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