by our College Data Analytics TeamPhysics draws students to programs nationwide. The schools below award the most physics degrees of any in Massachusetts.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 30 schools in Massachusetts offering physics.
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Below are the schools that graduate the most physics students in Massachusetts.
No school graduates more physics students than Harvard University this year. Harvard University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge. This school awarded about 102 physics degrees in the most recent year. See more about physics at Harvard University
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology came in at #2 on our list of the most popular physics schools. Massachusetts Institute Of Technology is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge. This school awarded about 81 physics degrees in the most recent year. Get the full physics details for Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
University Of Massachusetts Amherst is one of the most popular physics schools, landing the #3 spot this year. University Of Massachusetts Amherst is a public school located in the city of Amherst. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 66 students earned a degree in physics from this school. See more about physics at University Of Massachusetts Amherst
A rank of #4 makes University Of Massachusetts Lowell one of the most popular schools for physics. Located in the suburb of Lowell, University Of Massachusetts Lowell is a public university. University Of Massachusetts Lowell graduated around 50 physics students in the most recent data year. See more about physics at University Of Massachusetts Lowell
Northeastern University came in at #5 on our list of the most popular physics schools. Northeastern University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. This school awarded about 44 physics degrees in the most recent year. Get the full physics details for Northeastern University
Boston University landed the #6 spot among the most popular physics schools. Located in the city of Boston, Boston University is a private not-for-profit university. Boston University graduated around 31 physics students in the most recent data year. See more about physics at Boston University
Brandeis University comes in at #7 for physics this year. Set in the city of Waltham, Brandeis University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 23 physics degrees in the most recent year. Get the full physics details for Brandeis University
Tufts University comes in at #8 for physics this year. Set in the suburb of Medford, Tufts University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 20 physics degrees in the most recent year. See more about physics at Tufts University
Worcester Polytechnic Institute comes in at #9 for physics this year. Set in the city of Worcester, Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 19 physics degrees in the most recent year. Read the full physics report for Worcester Polytechnic Institute
University Of Massachusetts Boston ranked #10 on our list of the most popular physics schools. Set in the city of Boston, University Of Massachusetts Boston is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 18 students earned a degree in physics from this school. Read the full physics report for University Of Massachusetts Boston
University Of Massachusetts Dartmouth landed the #11 spot among the most popular physics schools. Located in the suburb of North Dartmouth, University Of Massachusetts Dartmouth is a public university. University Of Massachusetts Dartmouth graduated around 18 physics students in the most recent data year. Read the full physics report for University Of Massachusetts Dartmouth
College Of The Holy Cross comes in at #12 for physics this year. Set in the city of Worcester, College Of The Holy Cross is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 15 students earned a degree in physics from this school. Read the full physics report for College Of The Holy Cross
Boston College placed #13 for physics by yearly graduations. Boston College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill. Boston College graduated around 13 physics students in the most recent data year. See more about physics at Boston College
Bridgewater State University placed #14 for physics by yearly graduations. Bridgewater State University is a public school located in the suburb of Bridgewater. This school awarded about 12 physics degrees in the most recent year. Read the full physics report for Bridgewater State University
Wellesley College landed the #15 spot among the most popular physics schools. Set in the suburb of Wellesley, Wellesley College is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 12 physics degrees in the most recent year. Read the full physics report for Wellesley College
Clark University landed the #16 spot among the most popular physics schools. Set in the city of Worcester, Clark University is a private not-for-profit institution. Clark University graduated around 11 physics students in the most recent data year. See more about physics at Clark University
Mount Holyoke College landed the #17 spot among the most popular physics schools. Set in the suburb of South Hadley, Mount Holyoke College is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 7 physics degrees in the most recent year. Read the full physics report for Mount Holyoke College
Smith College landed the #18 spot among the most popular physics schools. Smith College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Northampton. This school awarded about 7 physics degrees in the most recent year. See more about physics at Smith College
Williams College landed the #19 spot among the most popular physics schools. Located in the town of Williamstown, Williams College is a private not-for-profit university. Williams College graduated around 7 physics students in the most recent data year. Get the full physics details for Williams College
Amherst College landed the #20 spot among the most popular physics schools. Set in the city of Amherst, Amherst College is a private not-for-profit institution. Amherst College graduated around 6 physics students in the most recent data year. Get the full physics details for Amherst College
Stonehill College comes in at #21 for physics this year. Stonehill College is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Easton. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 6 students earned a degree in physics from this school. See more about physics at Stonehill College
Wheaton College Massachusetts placed #22 for physics by yearly graduations. Wheaton College Massachusetts is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Norton. This school awarded about 5 physics degrees in the most recent year. See more about physics at Wheaton College Massachusetts
Gordon College landed the #23 spot among the most popular physics schools. Set in the rural area of Wenham, Gordon 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. Read the full physics report for Gordon College
Mount Wachusett Community College placed #24 for physics by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of Gardner, Mount Wachusett Community College is a public institution. Mount Wachusett Community College graduated around 4 physics students in the most recent data year. Read the full physics report for Mount Wachusett Community College
Bunker Hill Community College comes in at #25 for physics this year. Set in the city of Boston, Bunker Hill Community College is a public institution. This school awarded about 2 physics degrees in the most recent year. See more about physics at Bunker Hill Community College
These schools rounded out the top of this year’s most popular physics list:
This ranking is produced 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.