2023 Most Popular Physics Schools in the Southeast Region
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Physics Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 55 schools in the Southeast Region to see which 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 Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the physics programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Physics Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for physics students. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The excellent programs at Florida State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best physics schools in the Southeast Region . Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.
Out of the 55 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 55 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Physics Schools in the Southeast Region list. UCF is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Physics Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #6, Georgia State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for physics students. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
University of Florida came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Physics Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.
University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular physics programs. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.
Read full report on Physics at University of Virginia - Main Campus
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Physics Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.
Best Physics Colleges by State
Explore the best physics schools 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 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 28 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).
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