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2023 Most Popular Physics Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

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$81,190 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Physics Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 77 degrees and certificates were awarded to physics students who went to a Kentucky college or university. This makes it the #98 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Physics Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Kentucky to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Physics program at each school on the list.

Check out the physics doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Kentucky.

#1

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Louisville the most popular school in Kentucky for physics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 29% of the physics majors at the school.

Full Physics at University of Louisville Report

#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Kentucky helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physics schools in Kentucky. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Physics at University of Kentucky Report

Best Physics Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Physics Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 244
Virginia 353
North Carolina 356
Florida 358
Tennessee 156
South Carolina 107
Louisiana 93
Arkansas 80
Alabama 117
Mississippi 45
West Virginia 44

Physics is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 21,239
Geological & Earth Sciences 7,821
General Physical Sciences 3,823
Astronomy & Astrophysics 1,375
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 1,140

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • 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.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to A. T. Service.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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