Physics Schools Offering Master's Degrees

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SchoolsMaster's degrees with concentration in general physics, chemical physics, and engineering physics and 7 more majors are offered by 303 physics schools in all fifty states. The most physics schools offering master's degrees are located in New York (31 schools), California (23 schools), Texas (21 schools), Massachusetts (17 schools), and Ohio (14 schools).

The best physics master's degree programs in the United States are offered by Massachusetts Institute of Technology. That school has an excellent physics master's degree program: five-star rating for curriculum and four-star rating for teaching.

Below, there is Physics-Schools.com selection of the top fifty physics schools awarding master's degrees. To learn about all physics colleges offering master's degrees, narrow your search by state or program.

Top 50 physics master's degree programs:

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

Cambridge, MA, 4 master's programs

Princeton University - Physics School Ranking
2. Princeton University

Princeton, NJ, 2 master's programs

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

New York City, NY, 5 master's programs

Stanford University - Physics School Ranking
4. Stanford University

Stanford, CA, 5 master's programs

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

Chicago, IL, 5 master's programs

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

Philadelphia, PA, 3 master's programs

Harvard University - Physics School Ranking
7. Harvard University

Cambridge, MA, 8 master's programs

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

Pasadena, CA, 6 master's programs

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

Baltimore, MD, 4 master's programs

Yale University - Physics School Ranking
10. Yale University

New Haven, CT, 3 master's programs

Cornell University - Physics School Ranking
11. Cornell University

Ithaca, NY, 4 master's programs

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

Berkeley, CA, 5 master's programs

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

Ann Arbor, MI, 5 master's programs

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

Los Angeles, CA, 5 master's programs

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

New York City, NY, 3 master's programs

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

Atlanta, GA, 3 master's programs

Boston University - Physics School Ranking
17. Boston University

Boston, MA, 2 master's programs

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

Irvine, CA, 3 master's programs

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

Gainesville, FL, 4 master's programs

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

Austin, TX, 2 master's programs

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

Raleigh, NC, 3 master's programs

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

Madison, WI, 6 master's programs

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

College Park, MD, 5 master's programs

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

Santa Barbara, CA, 2 master's programs

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

La Jolla, CA, 2 master's programs

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

Athens, GA, 2 master's programs

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

Golden, CO, 6 master's programs

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

Champaign, IL, 5 master's programs

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

Amherst, MA, 3 master's programs

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

Columbus, OH, 5 master's programs

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

Stony Brook, NY, 2 master's programs

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

Seattle, WA, 4 master's programs

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

College Station, TX, 5 master's programs

Purdue University - Physics School Ranking
34. Purdue University

West Lafayette, IN, 3 master's programs

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

Minneapolis, MN, 8 master's programs

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

Blacksburg, VA, 2 master's programs

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

Troy, NY, 6 master's programs

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

East Lansing, MI, 3 master's programs

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

Rolla, MO, 3 master's programs

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

Tucson, AZ, 5 master's programs

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

Knoxville, TN, 3 master's programs

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

Boulder, CO, 2 master's programs

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

Corvallis, OR, 4 master's programs

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

Santa Cruz, CA, 2 master's programs

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

Tempe, AZ, 2 master's programs

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

Dallas, TX, 2 master's programs

Duke University - Physics School Ranking
47. Duke University

Durham, NC, 3 master's programs

Northwestern University - Physics School Ranking
48. Northwestern University

Evanston, IL, 4 master's programs

Dartmouth College - Physics School Ranking
49. Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH, 1 master's program

Brown University - Physics School Ranking
50. Brown University

Providence, RI, 1 master's program

Physics school master's degrees by state:

Schools by State5 Physics Master's Degree Schools in Alabama3 Physics Master's Degree Schools in Arizona2 Physics Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas23 Physics Master's Degree Schools in California4 Physics Master's Degree Schools in Colorado5 Physics Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut2 Physics Master's Degree Schools in Delaware12 Physics Master's Degree Schools in Florida7 Physics Master's Degree Schools in Georgia3 Physics Master's Degree Schools in Idaho11 Physics Master's Degree Schools in Illinois6 Physics Master's Degree Schools in Indiana2 Physics Master's Degree Schools in Iowa5 Physics Master's Degree Schools in Kansas2 Physics Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky6 Physics Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana1 Physics Master's Degree Schools in Maine5 Physics Master's Degree Schools in Maryland17 Physics Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts8 Physics Master's Degree Schools in Michigan4 Physics Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota3 Physics Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi6 Physics Master's Degree Schools in Missouri1 Physics Master's Degree Schools in Montana4 Physics Master's Degree Schools in Nebraska2 Physics Master's Degree Schools in Nevada3 Physics Master's Degree Schools in New Hampshire6 Physics Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey3 Physics Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico31 Physics Master's Degree Schools in New York10 Physics Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina2 Physics Master's Degree Schools in North Dakota14 Physics Master's Degree Schools in Ohio5 Physics Master's Degree Schools in Oklahoma6 Physics Master's Degree Schools in Oregon10 Physics Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania2 Physics Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island2 Physics Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina2 Physics Master's Degree Schools in South Dakota4 Physics Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee21 Physics Master's Degree Schools in Texas4 Physics Master's Degree Schools in Utah1 Physics Master's Degree Schools in Vermont10 Physics Master's Degree Schools in Virginia2 Physics Master's Degree Schools in Washington4 Physics Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia2 Physics Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia4 Physics Master's Degree Schools in Wisconsin1 Physics Master's Degree Schools in Wyoming
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Physics master's degrees by major:

General Physics: 258 schools
Engineering Physics: 57 schools
Nuclear and Atomic Physics: 35 schools
Molecular and Biophysics: 68 schools
Chemical Physics: 48 schools
Atmospheric and Geophysics: 26 schools
Astrophysics and Astronomy: 45 schools
Optical Sciences: 11 schools
Medical Physics: 28 schools
Teacher Education: 40 schools

Other physics diplomas:

Certificates: 72 schools
Associate's Degrees: 291 schools
Bachelor's Degrees: 846 schools
Doctoral Degrees: 218 schools

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