2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Physics in Kentucky

Physics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #70 most popular master's degree program in the country. 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 2 schools in Kentucky to determine which ones were the most popular for physics students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 10 master's degrees in physics during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Physics in Kentucky

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in physics.

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

1

University of Louisville
Louisville, KY

10 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in physics needs to check out University of Louisville. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a master’s in physics from University of Louisville

2

University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in physics has to take a look at University of Kentucky. UK is a very large public university located in the large city of Lexington. More information about a master’s in physics from University of Kentucky

Best Physics Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Physics Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	206	64
Georgia	186	33
Virginia	175	54
North Carolina	167	90
Tennessee	156	24
Alabama	147	19
South Carolina	141	2
Louisiana	140	16
Mississippi	120	21
Arkansas	119	1
West Virginia	108	11

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Rankings in Majors Related to Physics

One of 8 majors within the Physical Sciences area of study, Physics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Physics Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Physics	10

Most Popular Majors Related to Physics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	39
Physics and Astronomy	37
Geological & Earth Sciences	10

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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