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2023 Most Popular Physics Schools in Illinois

10 Colleges
$48,413 Avg Salary
$21,886 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Physics School for You

In 2020-2021, 158 degrees and certificates were awarded to physics students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #61 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Physics Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Physics program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Physics Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the most popular school for physics students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

The excellent programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best physics schools in Illinois. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Physics Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best physics schools in Illinois. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.

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The excellent programs at Illinois Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best physics schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Northern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for physics students. It came in at #6 on the list. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

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Western Illinois University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Physics Schools in Illinois list. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for physics students. SIUC is a large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

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#9

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

With a ranking of #9, Lewis University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for physics students. Lewis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Romeoville.

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#10

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular physics programs. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Best Physics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 126
Ohio 136
Indiana 87
Wisconsin 76

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

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 10 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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