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2023 Best Physics Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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$89,430 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Physics Master's Degree School for You

With 139 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, physics is the #48 most popular major in North Carolina.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Physics Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Physics Master's Degree Colleges.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Master's in Physics

#1

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Wake Forest University the best school in North Carolina for physics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best physics schools in North Carolina. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The excellent master’s degree programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best physics schools in North Carolina. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best physics schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Appalachian State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the distant town of Boone.

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Best Physics Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 85
Florida 125
Georgia 56
Tennessee 37
Kentucky 15
Louisiana 32
Alabama 34
South Carolina 24
Mississippi 18
Arkansas 8
West Virginia 18

One of 8 majors within the area of study, physics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Physics

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 5,005
Geological & Earth Sciences 2,491
Materials Sciences 448
Astronomy & Astrophysics 371
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 342

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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