Physics Schools Offering Doctoral Degrees

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SchoolsDoctoral degrees with specialization in molecular physics and biophysics, medical physics, and engineering physics and 7 other majors are offered by 218 physics schools in all states. The most physics schools providing doctoral degrees are in California (15 schools), New York (15 schools), Texas (15 schools), and Massachusetts (11 schools).

The best physics doctoral degree programs in the United States are offered by Massachusetts Institute of Technology. That school offers an excellent physics doctoral degree program evaluated with five stars for curriculum and four-star rating for teaching.

The best fifty physics schools awarding doctoral degrees are below. To learn about all physics schools awarding doctoral degrees, please narrow your search by state or major.

Top 50 physics doctoral degree programs:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Physics School Ranking
1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA, 4 doctoral programs

Stanford University - Physics School Ranking
2. Stanford University

Stanford, CA, 4 doctoral programs

University of Chicago - Physics School Ranking
3. University of Chicago

Chicago, IL, 4 doctoral programs

University of Pennsylvania - Physics School Ranking
4. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA, 2 doctoral programs

Columbia University in The City of New York - Physics School Ranking
5. Columbia University in the City of New York

New York City, NY, 4 doctoral programs

Princeton University - Physics School Ranking
6. Princeton University

Princeton, NJ, 2 doctoral programs

Harvard University - Physics School Ranking
7. Harvard University

Cambridge, MA, 7 doctoral programs

California Institute of Technology - Physics School Ranking
8. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA, 6 doctoral programs

Yale University - Physics School Ranking
9. Yale University

New Haven, CT, 3 doctoral programs

Johns Hopkins University - Physics School Ranking
10. Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD, 3 doctoral programs

Cornell University - Physics School Ranking
11. Cornell University

Ithaca, NY, 5 doctoral programs

University of Michigan Ann Arbor - Physics School Ranking
12. University of Michigan Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI, 5 doctoral programs

University of California Berkeley - Physics School Ranking
13. University of California Berkeley

Berkeley, CA, 4 doctoral programs

University of California Los Angeles - Physics School Ranking
14. University of California Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA, 5 doctoral programs

New York University - Physics School Ranking
15. New York University

New York City, NY, 2 doctoral programs

Georgia Institute of Technology - Physics School Ranking
16. Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, GA, 2 doctoral programs

Boston University - Physics School Ranking
17. Boston University

Boston, MA, 3 doctoral programs

The University of Texas at Austin - Physics School Ranking
18. The University of Texas

Austin, TX, 2 doctoral programs

University of Florida - Physics School Ranking
19. University of Florida

Gainesville, FL, 3 doctoral programs

University of California Irvine - Physics School Ranking
20. University of California Irvine

Irvine, CA, 3 doctoral programs

University of Wisconsin Madison - Physics School Ranking
21. University of Wisconsin Madison

Madison, WI, 7 doctoral programs

University of Maryland College Park - Physics School Ranking
22. University of Maryland College Park

College Park, MD, 5 doctoral programs

North Carolina State University at Raleigh - Physics School Ranking
23. North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC, 3 doctoral programs

University of California San Diego - Physics School Ranking
24. University of California San Diego

La Jolla, CA, 7 doctoral programs

University of California Santa Barbara - Physics School Ranking
25. University of California Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA, 1 doctoral program

University of Georgia - Physics School Ranking
26. University of Georgia

Athens, GA, 2 doctoral programs

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign - Physics School Ranking
27. University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

Champaign, IL, 5 doctoral programs

Ohio State University - Physics School Ranking
28. Ohio State University

Columbus, OH, 5 doctoral programs

Texas A & M University College Station - Physics School Ranking
29. Texas A & M University College Station

College Station, TX, 4 doctoral programs

Colorado School of Mines - Physics School Ranking
30. Colorado School of Mines

Golden, CO, 5 doctoral programs

University of Minnesota Twin Cities - Physics School Ranking
31. University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN, 7 doctoral programs

University of Washington Seattle - Physics School Ranking
32. University of Washington Seattle

Seattle, WA, 5 doctoral programs

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - Physics School Ranking
33. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blacksburg, VA, 2 doctoral programs

Stony Brook University - Physics School Ranking
34. Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY, 1 doctoral program

Purdue University - Physics School Ranking
35. Purdue University

West Lafayette, IN, 3 doctoral programs

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Physics School Ranking
36. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, NY, 4 doctoral programs

University of Massachusetts Amherst - Physics School Ranking
37. University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, MA, 2 doctoral programs

Michigan State University - Physics School Ranking
38. Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI, 4 doctoral programs

University of Colorado Boulder - Physics School Ranking
39. University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, CO, 4 doctoral programs

University of Arizona - Physics School Ranking
40. University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ, 4 doctoral programs

The University of Tennessee Knoxville - Physics School Ranking
41. The University of Tennessee Knoxville

Knoxville, TN, 2 doctoral programs

University of California Santa Cruz - Physics School Ranking
42. University of California Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, CA, 2 doctoral programs

Missouri University of Science and Technology - Physics School Ranking
43. Missouri University of Science and Technology

Rolla, MO, 3 doctoral programs

Oregon State University - Physics School Ranking
44. Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR, 4 doctoral programs

Arizona State University Immersion - Physics School Ranking
45. Arizona State University Immersion

Tempe, AZ, 2 doctoral programs

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Physics School Ranking
46. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, TX, 1 doctoral program

Northwestern University - Physics School Ranking
47. Northwestern University

Evanston, IL, 5 doctoral programs

Duke University - Physics School Ranking
48. Duke University

Durham, NC, 2 doctoral programs

Dartmouth College - Physics School Ranking
49. Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH, 1 doctoral program

Brown University - Physics School Ranking
50. Brown University

Providence, RI, 5 doctoral programs

Physics school doctoral degrees by state:

Schools by State5 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in Alabama3 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in Arizona2 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in Arkansas15 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in California5 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in Colorado3 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in Connecticut2 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in Delaware10 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in Florida5 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in Georgia3 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in Idaho8 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in Illinois5 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in Indiana2 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in Iowa2 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in Kansas2 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in Kentucky2 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in Louisiana1 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in Maine4 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in Maryland11 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in Massachusetts7 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in Michigan2 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in Minnesota2 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in Mississippi5 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in Missouri1 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in Montana2 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in Nebraska2 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in Nevada2 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in New Hampshire5 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in New Jersey3 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in New Mexico15 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in New York8 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in North Carolina2 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in North Dakota8 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in Ohio4 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in Oklahoma4 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in Oregon8 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in Pennsylvania2 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in Rhode Island2 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in South Carolina2 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in South Dakota2 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in Tennessee15 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in Texas3 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in Utah1 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in Vermont7 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in Virginia2 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in Washington4 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in District of Columbia1 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in West Virginia3 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in Wisconsin1 Physics Doctoral Degree Schools in Wyoming
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Physics doctoral degrees by major:

General Physics: 194 schools
Engineering Physics: 47 schools
Nuclear and Atomic Physics: 32 schools
Molecular and Biophysics: 74 schools
Chemical Physics: 45 schools
Atmospheric and Geophysics: 26 schools
Astrophysics and Astronomy: 47 schools
Optical Sciences: 8 schools
Medical Physics: 11 schools
Teacher Education: 2 schools

Other physics diplomas:

Certificates: 72 schools
Associate's Degrees: 291 schools
Bachelor's Degrees: 846 schools
Master's Degrees: 303 schools

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