2024 Best Accredited Online Colleges for Physics

PHYSICS DEGREES

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES

In general, physics is a bit more popular than the average subject at the college level. Each subject hands out roughly 6,200 four-year degrees a year; last year, 8,457 people received an undergrad degree in physics, making it the US' 61st most popular focus. The University of Washington-Seattle Campus​ awarded 176 of those degrees (#1 in the country), and schools in California granted more degrees than any US State (1,183).

It can potentially be hard to rout out the right fit for you, because 786 institutions around the country have four-year degrees in physics. Undergraduate degrees in physics are offered at 4.1 times more schools than the average major, making it the 26th most widely offered U.S. field.

GRADUATE DEGREES

While last year, virtually seven out of ten degrees in physics were bachelor's degrees; 31% were grad degrees. Physics is the 57th most popular postgrad degree in the United States of America, with 3,873 degrees awarded. To put that in context, physics is 40% more popular among postgrads than the average concentration.

In Total, 12,330 students received a bachelor's or higher in physics last year.

ONLINE PHYSICS DEGREES

55 of those 12,330 students (0.4%) completed their degrees online - 0 undergrads and 55 postgrads. It's presently the 155th most popular online grad degree, and 91.1% shy of the national average (616).

PARTIALLY ONLINE PHYSICS DEGREES

• Physics is the 70th most common partially online bachelor's degree in America
• Physics is the 22nd most commonly available partially online bachelor's degree across the country
• 16.8% of all undergrad degree in physics are completed partially online
• The University of Texas at Austin​ conferred the most partially online undergraduate degrees in physics in the United States of America (29)
• California graduates more physics majors partially online than any other state (156 four-year degrees conferred last May)
• 9.11% of all postgraduate degrees in physics are done partially online

IN-PERSON PHYSICS DEGREES

• Last spring, 7,032 people completed a bachelor's degree in physics in-person
• Physics is the 12th most widely offered completely in-person undergrad degree around the country
• 83.15% of all four-year degree in physics are earned in-person
• 9.54% of California Institute of Technology's​ last undergraduate class majored in physics in-person, higher than any other American institution
• California graduates more physics majors in-person than any other state (1,027 bachelor's degrees awarded last spring)
• On average, each field has about 4,293 bachelor's degrees a year in-person