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2023 Most Popular Physics Schools in Rhode Island

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Physics is the #33 most popular major in Rhode Island with 40 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular Physics Schools in Rhode Island ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Rhode Island 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.

#1

Brown University

Providence, RI

Our analysis found Brown University to be the most popular school for physics students who want to pursue a degree in Rhode Island. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

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Out of the 2 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Physics Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 237
Connecticut 74
New Hampshire 17
Maine 2
Vermont 1

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 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.

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