Physics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #62 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Physics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 123 bachelor's degrees in physics to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Physics School for Your Bachelor's Degree
The physics bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality physics program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Average Earnings
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to physics students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - How many other physics students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How easy is it for physics to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized physics related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for physics students working on their bachelor's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Physics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Physics in Oregon
Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for physics students seeking a a bachelor's degree.
It is hard to beat Oregon State University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in physics. Oregon State is a very large public university located in the small city of Corvallis.
Bachelor's recipients from the physics program at Oregon State University get $4,044 above the standard graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
It is hard to beat University of Oregon if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in physics. UO is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Eugene.
Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the physics program report average early career earnings of $23,310.
Willamette University is a great decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in physics. Located in the medium-sized city of Salem, Willamette is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in physics from Willamette University
Best Physics Colleges in the Far Western US Region
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).