2023 Best Physics Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Physics School for You
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Physics Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the Southeast Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Physics Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the physics programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Physics Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Wake Forest University the best school in the Southeast Region for physics students. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Christopher Newport University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Physics Schools in the Southeast Region list. CNU is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Newport News.
The excellent programs at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best physics schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a very large student population.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great place for physics students. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Physics Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Virginia Tech did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for physics students. It came in at #6 on the list. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.
North Carolina State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best physics programs. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.
West Virginia University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Physics Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. WVU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Morgantown.
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Physics Schools in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.
East Carolina University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Physics Schools in the Southeast Region list. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.
Best Physics Colleges by State
Explore the best physics colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 85 |
| Florida | 125 |
| Georgia | 56 |
| North Carolina | 139 |
| Tennessee | 37 |
| Kentucky | 15 |
| Louisiana | 32 |
| Alabama | 34 |
| South Carolina | 24 |
| Mississippi | 18 |
| Arkansas | 8 |
| West Virginia | 18 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Physics
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 25 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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