Ranked #60 in popularity, general physics is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Physics Schools in Minnesota ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 224 degrees in general physics to qualified students.
The general physics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Physics rankings. We derive our Best Overall General Physics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Physics Schools in Minnesota ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the general physics degree levels they offer.
Any student pursuing a degree in general physics has to check out University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were approximately 65 general physics students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat St Olaf College if you want to pursue a degree in general physics. St. Olaf is a small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Northfield. This college ranks 6th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 17 general physics students who graduated with this degree at St. Olaf in the most recent data year.
Carleton College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general physics. Carleton is a small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Northfield. A Best Colleges rank of #245 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Carleton is a great college overall.
There were approximately 28 general physics students who graduated with this degree at Carleton in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat University of Minnesota - Duluth if you wish to pursue a degree in general physics. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Duluth. This university ranks 17th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 18 general physics students who graduated with this degree at UMN Duluth in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
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The general physics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Physics rankings. We derive our Best Overall General Physics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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