Physics

Ranked in 2010 | Physics Rankings Methodology

Graduate schools for physics typically offer a range of specialty programs, from quantum physics to relativity, as well as plentiful research opportunities to bolster a science education. These are the best physics schools.

Rank	School name	Score
#48	University of Massachusetts–Amherst Worcester, MA	3.2
#52	North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC	3.1
#52	University of California–Riverside Riverside, CA	3.1
#52	University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA	3.1
#52	University of Rochester Rochester, NY	3.1
#52	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	3.1
#57	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	3.0
#57	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	3.0
#57	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	3.0
#57	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	3.0
#57	University of Tennessee–Knoxville Knoxville, TN	3.0
#57	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	3.0
#63	Brandeis University Waltham, MA	2.9
#63	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	2.9
#63	CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY	2.9
#63	Northeastern University Boston, MA	2.9
#63	Rockefeller University New York, NY	2.9
#63	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	2.9
#63	Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	2.9
#70	Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO	2.8
#70	Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	2.8
#70	Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	2.8
#70	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	2.8
#70	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	2.8
#70	University of Illinois–Chicago Chicago, IL	2.8

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