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General Physics Schools in the Northeast

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In 2024, we rated 232 schools offering general physics majors in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Physics-Schools.com ranks Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA), University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA), and Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) the best three general physics schools in the Northeast.

See the best 50 general physics colleges in the Northeast below or narrow your search by program, state, or city in the Northeast.

Top 50 general physics schools in the Northeast:

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

Cambridge, MA, 4 general physics programs

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

Philadelphia, PA, 7 general physics programs

Harvard University - Physics School Ranking
3. Harvard University

Cambridge, MA, 4 general physics programs

Yale University - Physics School Ranking
4. Yale University

New Haven, CT, 8 general physics 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, 10 general physics programs

Cornell University - Physics School Ranking
6. Cornell University

Ithaca, NY, 4 general physics programs

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

New York City, NY, 8 general physics programs

Boston University - Physics School Ranking
8. Boston University

Boston, MA, 3 general physics programs

University of Rochester - Physics School Ranking
9. University of Rochester

Rochester, NY, 6 general physics programs

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

Stony Brook, NY, 6 general physics programs

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

Amherst, MA, 5 general physics programs

Princeton University - Physics School Ranking
12. Princeton University

Princeton, NJ, 3 general physics programs

Brown University - Physics School Ranking
13. Brown University

Providence, RI, 5 general physics programs

Dartmouth College - Physics School Ranking
14. Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH, 4 general physics programs

Carnegie Mellon University - Physics School Ranking
15. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA, 10 general physics programs

Wesleyan University - Physics School Ranking
16. Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT, 7 general physics programs

Tufts University - Physics School Ranking
17. Tufts University

Medford, MA, 4 general physics programs

Williams College - Physics School Ranking
18. Williams College

Williamstown, MA, 2 general physics programs

Northeastern University - Physics School Ranking
19. Northeastern University

Boston, MA, 4 general physics programs

Middlebury College - Physics School Ranking
20. Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT, 2 general physics programs

Boston College - Physics School Ranking
21. Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA, 2 general physics programs

Swarthmore College - Physics School Ranking
22. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, PA, 3 general physics programs

Amherst College - Physics School Ranking
23. Amherst College

Amherst, MA, 2 general physics programs

Smith College - Physics School Ranking
24. Smith College

Northampton, MA, 2 general physics programs

Bowdoin College - Physics School Ranking
25. Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME, 2 general physics programs

Colgate University - Physics School Ranking
26. Colgate University

Hamilton, NY, 3 general physics programs

Vassar College - Physics School Ranking
27. Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, NY, 2 general physics programs

Wellesley College - Physics School Ranking
28. Wellesley College

Wellesley, MA, 2 general physics programs

Haverford College - Physics School Ranking
29. Haverford College

Haverford, PA, 2 general physics programs

Bryn Mawr College - Physics School Ranking
30. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr, PA, 4 general physics programs

Stevens Institute of Technology - Physics School Ranking
31. Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, NJ, 5 general physics programs

Brandeis University - Physics School Ranking
32. Brandeis University

Waltham, MA, 4 general physics programs

Colby College - Physics School Ranking
33. Colby College

Waterville, ME, 2 general physics programs

Lehigh University - Physics School Ranking
34. Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA, 3 general physics programs

Hamilton College - Physics School Ranking
35. Hamilton College

Clinton, NY, 2 general physics programs

University of Pittsburgh - Physics School Ranking
36. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA, 6 general physics programs

Binghamton University - Physics School Ranking
37. Binghamton University

Vestal, NY, 4 general physics programs

Bates College - Physics School Ranking
38. Bates College

Lewiston, ME, 2 general physics programs

CUNY Graduate School and University Center - Physics School Ranking
39. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York City, NY, 5 general physics programs

Rutgers University New Brunswick - Physics School Ranking
40. Rutgers University New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ, 4 general physics programs

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

Troy, NY, 4 general physics programs

Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Physics School Ranking
42. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, MA, 5 general physics programs

University of Connecticut - Physics School Ranking
43. University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT, 5 general physics programs

Syracuse University - Physics School Ranking
44. Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY, 4 general physics programs

Mount Holyoke College - Physics School Ranking
45. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley, MA, 2 general physics programs

Clark University - Physics School Ranking
46. Clark University

Worcester, MA, 3 general physics programs

Bucknell University - Physics School Ranking
47. Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA, 2 general physics programs

Fordham University - Physics School Ranking
48. Fordham University

Bronx, NY, 1 general physics program

Rochester Institute of Technology - Physics School Ranking
49. Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, NY, 6 general physics programs

Drexel University - Physics School Ranking
50. Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA, 7 general physics programs

General physics schools in the Northeast by state:

Schools by State17 General Physics Schools in Connecticut5 General Physics Schools in Maine40 General Physics Schools in Massachusetts6 General Physics Schools in New Hampshire18 General Physics Schools in New Jersey77 General Physics Schools in New York61 General Physics Schools in Pennsylvania3 General Physics Schools in Rhode Island5 General Physics Schools in Vermont


General physics schools in other regions:

Midwest: 247 schools
Northwest: 71 schools
South: 289 schools
Southeast: 184 schools
West: 285 schools

Popular physics school cities in the Northeast:

in Connecticut:
Middletown: 2 schools
New Haven: 3 schools
Norwich: 1 school
Storrs: 1 school
in Maine:
Brunswick: 1 school
Lewiston: 1 school
Orono: 1 school
Waterville: 1 school
in Massachusetts:
Amherst: 3 schools
Boston: 6 schools
Cambridge: 3 schools
Chestnut Hill: 1 school
Gardner: 1 school
Lowell: 1 school
Medford: 1 school
North Dartmouth: 1 school
Northampton: 1 school
South Hadley: 1 school
Waltham: 1 school
Wellesley: 1 school
Williamstown: 1 school
Worcester: 4 schools
in New Hampshire:
Durham: 1 school
Hanover: 1 school
in New Jersey:
Edison: 1 school
Ewing: 1 school
Galloway: 1 school
Glassboro: 1 school
Hoboken: 1 school
New Brunswick: 1 school
Newark: 2 schools
Princeton: 1 school
South Orange: 1 school
in New York:
Albany: 2 schools
Bayside: 1 school
Bronx: 5 schools
Brooklyn: 4 schools
Buffalo: 3 schools
Clinton: 1 school
Cortland: 1 school
Garden City: 1 school
Geneseo: 1 school
Hamilton: 1 school
Hempstead: 1 school
Ithaca: 2 schools
Long Island City: 1 school
Loudonville: 1 school
New Paltz: 1 school
New York City: 9 schools
Potsdam: 2 schools
Poughkeepsie: 1 school
Queens: 2 schools
Rochester: 5 schools
Saratoga Springs: 2 schools
Staten Island: 2 schools
Stony Brook: 1 school
Syracuse: 3 schools
Troy: 3 schools
Vestal: 1 school
West Point: 1 school
in Pennsylvania:
Allentown: 2 schools
Annville: 1 school
Bethlehem: 3 schools
Bryn Mawr: 1 school
Carlisle: 1 school
Gettysburg: 1 school
Haverford: 1 school
Philadelphia: 6 schools
Pittsburgh: 5 schools
Swarthmore: 1 school
Villanova: 1 school
Washington: 1 school
Williamsport: 1 school
in Rhode Island:
Providence: 3 schools
in Vermont:
Middlebury: 1 school
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