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2023 Most Popular Physics Doctor's Degree Schools in Iowa

2 Colleges
$81,190 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Physics Doctor's Degree School for You

Physics is the #67 most popular major in Iowa with 27 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Physics Doctor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Iowa 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for physics majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the most popular school in Iowa for physics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

About 17% of the students majoring in physics at the school are women while 83% are male.

Read full report on Physics at University of Iowa

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great place for physics students working on their doctor’s degree. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

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Best Physics Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 38
Minnesota 37
Kansas 25
Nebraska 20
North Dakota 8
South Dakota 10

Physics is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

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 2 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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