by our College Data Analytics TeamPhysics is offered at a wide range of schools. This ranking identifies the schools that graduate the most physics students each year.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at how many students completed a degree in physics at each of the 24 schools in Michigan that offer the program.
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Below are the schools that graduate the most physics students in Michigan.
The most popular school in the country for physics students is Michigan State University. Set in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State University is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 95 students earned a degree in physics from this school. Read the full physics report for Michigan State University
University Of Michigan Ann Arbor came in at #2 on our list of the most popular physics schools. Set in the city of Ann Arbor, University Of Michigan Ann Arbor is a public institution. University Of Michigan Ann Arbor graduated around 90 physics students in the most recent data year. Get the full physics details for University Of Michigan Ann Arbor
Michigan Technological University ranks #3 for physics by yearly graduations. Michigan Technological University is a public school located in the town of Houghton. This school awarded about 23 physics degrees in the most recent year. Read the full physics report for Michigan Technological University
Wayne State University is one of the most popular physics schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Set in the city of Detroit, Wayne State University is a public institution. This school awarded about 21 physics degrees in the most recent year. Get the full physics details for Wayne State University
Eastern Michigan University came in at #5 on our list of the most popular physics schools. Eastern Michigan University is a public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti. Eastern Michigan University graduated around 7 physics students in the most recent data year. Get the full physics details for Eastern Michigan University
Oakland University placed #6 for physics by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland University is a public institution. Oakland University graduated around 7 physics students in the most recent data year. Read the full physics report for Oakland University
Western Michigan University comes in at #7 for physics this year. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, Western Michigan University is a public university. This school awarded about 5 physics degrees in the most recent year. Read the full physics report for Western Michigan University
Central Michigan University placed #8 for physics by yearly graduations. Set in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan University is a public institution. This school awarded about 4 physics degrees in the most recent year. See more about physics at Central Michigan University
Grand Valley State University landed the #9 spot among the most popular physics schools. Set in the town of Allendale, Grand Valley State University is a public institution. Grand Valley State University graduated around 4 physics students in the most recent data year. See more about physics at Grand Valley State University
Kalamazoo College ranked #10 on our list of the most popular physics schools. Set in the city of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo College is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 4 students earned a degree in physics from this school. Get the full physics details for Kalamazoo College
Adrian College comes in at #11 for physics this year. Located in the town of Adrian, Adrian College is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 3 students earned a degree in physics from this school. Read the full physics report for Adrian College
Alma College comes in at #12 for physics this year. Alma College is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Alma. Alma College graduated around 3 physics students in the most recent data year. See more about physics at Alma College
Hillsdale College ranked #13 on our list of the most popular physics schools. Located in the town of Hillsdale, Hillsdale College is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 3 physics degrees in the most recent year. See more about physics at Hillsdale College
Hope College landed the #14 spot among the most popular physics schools. Located in the city of Holland, Hope College is a private not-for-profit university. Hope College graduated around 3 physics students in the most recent data year. Get the full physics details for Hope College
Saginaw Valley State University ranked #15 on our list of the most popular physics schools. Located in the suburb of University Center, Saginaw Valley State University is a public university. This school awarded about 3 physics degrees in the most recent year. Get the full physics details for Saginaw Valley State University
University Of Michigan Dearborn comes in at #16 for physics this year. Set in the city of Dearborn, University Of Michigan Dearborn is a public institution. This school awarded about 3 physics degrees in the most recent year. See more about physics at University Of Michigan Dearborn
University Of Michigan Flint placed #17 for physics by yearly graduations. University Of Michigan Flint is a public school located in the city of Flint. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 3 students earned a degree in physics from this school. Read the full physics report for University Of Michigan Flint
Albion College landed the #18 spot among the most popular physics schools. Located in the town of Albion, Albion College is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 2 students earned a degree in physics from this school. See more about physics at Albion College
Kettering University landed the #19 spot among the most popular physics schools. Set in the city of Flint, Kettering University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 2 physics degrees in the most recent year. See more about physics at Kettering University
Spring Arbor University ranked #20 on our list of the most popular physics schools. Set in the rural area of Spring Arbor, Spring Arbor University is a private not-for-profit institution. Spring Arbor University graduated around 2 physics students in the most recent data year. See more about physics at Spring Arbor University
Alpena Community College ranked #21 on our list of the most popular physics schools. Alpena Community College is a public school located in the town of Alpena. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 1 students earned a degree in physics from this school. Get the full physics details for Alpena Community College
Andrews University ranked #22 on our list of the most popular physics schools. Located in the town of Berrien Springs, Andrews University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 1 physics degrees in the most recent year. Get the full physics details for Andrews University
Calvin College comes in at #23 for physics this year. Calvin College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Grand Rapids. Calvin College graduated around 1 physics students in the most recent data year. Read the full physics report for Calvin College
Northern Michigan University ranked #24 on our list of the most popular physics schools. Located in the town of Marquette, Northern Michigan University is a public university. This school awarded about 1 physics degrees in the most recent year. See more about physics at Northern Michigan University
This list is compiled by College Factual. The ranking reflects yearly graduations in the major, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
More about our data sources and methodologies.