2023 Most Popular Physics Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts
Finding the Best Physics Doctor's Degree School for You
Physics is the #60 most popular major in Massachusetts with 237 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Most Popular Physics Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Massachusetts to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Physics program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for physics majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Physics Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Harvard University to be the most popular school for physics students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Massachusetts. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 26% of the students majoring in physics at the school are women while 74% are male.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a great place for physics students working on their doctor’s degree. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
Women make up 22% of the physics majors at the school.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Brandeis University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physics schools in Massachusetts. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 11 students majoring in physics at Brandeis, 55% are male and 45% are female.
Out of the 12 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 33% of the students majoring in physics at the school are women while 67% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Northeastern University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree physics programs. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.
Of the 7 students majoring in physics at WPI, 86% are male and 14% are female.
University of Massachusetts - Lowell ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public college with a large student population.
Of the 5 students majoring in physics at UMass Lowell, 80% are male and 20% are female.
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Tufts University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for physics students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.
Boston College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for physics students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.
Best Physics Colleges in the New England Region
Explore all the Most Popular Physics Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Connecticut | 74 |
Rhode Island | 40 |
New Hampshire | 17 |
Maine | 2 |
Vermont | 1 |
Physics Related Majors
One of 8 majors within the area of study, physics has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Physics
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 12 schools only.
- 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to A. T. Service.
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