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Physics Graduate Schools in the Northeast

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In 2024, we reviewed 81 graduate schools offering physics majors in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Our team ranks Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA), Princeton University, and Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) the best three physics graduate schools in the Northeast.

See the best 50 physics schools and colleges in the Northeast below or narrow your search by program, state, or city in the Northeast.

Top 50 physics graduate schools in the Northeast:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Graduate School Ranking
1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA, 8 physics programs

Princeton University - Graduate School Ranking
2. Princeton University

Princeton, NJ, 4 physics programs

Harvard University - Graduate School Ranking
3. Harvard University

Cambridge, MA, 16 physics programs

Yale University - Graduate School Ranking
4. Yale University

New Haven, CT, 9 physics programs

Columbia University in the City of New York - Graduate School Ranking
5. Columbia University in the City of New York

New York City, NY, 13 physics programs

University of Pennsylvania - Graduate School Ranking
6. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA, 8 physics programs

Brown University - Graduate School Ranking
7. Brown University

Providence, RI, 6 physics programs

Dartmouth College - Graduate School Ranking
8. Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH, 2 physics programs

Cornell University - Graduate School Ranking
9. Cornell University

Ithaca, NY, 9 physics programs

Carnegie Mellon University - Graduate School Ranking
10. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA, 4 physics programs

Tufts University - Graduate School Ranking
11. Tufts University

Medford, MA, 2 physics programs

New York University - Graduate School Ranking
12. New York University

New York City, NY, 6 physics programs

Northeastern University - Graduate School Ranking
13. Northeastern University

Boston, MA, 3 physics programs

Boston College - Graduate School Ranking
14. Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA, 3 physics programs

Boston University - Graduate School Ranking
15. Boston University

Boston, MA, 5 physics programs

Bryn Mawr College - Graduate School Ranking
16. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr, PA, 2 physics programs

University of Rochester - Graduate School Ranking
17. University of Rochester

Rochester, NY, 8 physics programs

Stevens Institute of Technology - Graduate School Ranking
18. Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, NJ, 7 physics programs

Lehigh University - Graduate School Ranking
19. Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA, 2 physics programs

Brandeis University - Graduate School Ranking
20. Brandeis University

Waltham, MA, 2 physics programs

University of Pittsburgh - Graduate School Ranking
21. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA, 6 physics programs

Binghamton University - Graduate School Ranking
22. Binghamton University

Vestal, NY, 3 physics programs

Stony Brook University - Graduate School Ranking
23. Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY, 4 physics programs

CUNY Graduate School and University Center - Graduate School Ranking
24. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York City, NY, 3 physics programs

Rutgers University New Brunswick - Graduate School Ranking
25. Rutgers University New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ, 5 physics programs

University of Massachusetts Amherst - Graduate School Ranking
26. University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, MA, 6 physics programs

Syracuse University - Graduate School Ranking
27. Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY, 4 physics programs

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Graduate School Ranking
28. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, NY, 9 physics programs

University of Connecticut - Graduate School Ranking
29. University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT, 5 physics programs

Clark University - Graduate School Ranking
30. Clark University

Worcester, MA, 4 physics programs

Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Graduate School Ranking
31. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, MA, 6 physics programs

Fordham University - Graduate School Ranking
32. Fordham University

Bronx, NY, 2 physics programs

Rochester Institute of Technology - Graduate School Ranking
33. Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, NY, 7 physics programs

Drexel University - Graduate School Ranking
34. Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA, 6 physics programs

University at Buffalo - Graduate School Ranking
35. University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY, 8 physics programs

SUNY at Albany - Graduate School Ranking
36. SUNY at Albany

Albany, NY, 3 physics programs

Hofstra University - Graduate School Ranking
37. Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY, 2 physics programs

New Jersey Institute of Technology - Graduate School Ranking
38. New Jersey Institute of Technology

Newark, NJ, 2 physics programs

University of Vermont - Graduate School Ranking
39. University of Vermont

Burlington, VT, 2 physics programs

University of Massachusetts Lowell - Graduate School Ranking
40. University of Massachusetts Lowell

Lowell, MA, 5 physics programs

Temple University - Graduate School Ranking
41. Temple University

Philadelphia, PA, 2 physics programs

University of New Hampshire - Graduate School Ranking
42. University of New Hampshire

Durham, NH, 3 physics programs

CUNY City College - Graduate School Ranking
43. CUNY City College

New York City, NY, 5 physics programs

University of Rhode Island - Graduate School Ranking
44. University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI, 4 physics programs

Clarkson University - Graduate School Ranking
45. Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY, 2 physics programs

Rowan University - Graduate School Ranking
46. Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ, 1 physics program

CUNY Hunter College - Graduate School Ranking
47. CUNY Hunter College

New York City, NY, 5 physics programs

Seton Hall University - Graduate School Ranking
48. Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ, 1 physics program

Southern Connecticut State University - Graduate School Ranking
49. Southern Connecticut State University

New Haven, CT, 2 physics programs

Thomas Jefferson University - Graduate School Ranking
50. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA, 1 physics program


Physics graduate schools in the Northeast by state:

Schools by State4 Physics Schools in Connecticut1 Physics Schools in Maine17 Physics Schools in Massachusetts4 Physics Schools in New Hampshire7 Physics Schools in New Jersey33 Physics Schools in New York11 Physics Schools in Pennsylvania3 Physics Schools in Rhode Island1 Physics Schools in Vermont


Physics schools in other regions:

Midwest: 70 graduate schools
Northwest: 14 graduate schools
South: 107 graduate schools
Southeast: 67 graduate schools
West: 57 graduate schools

Popular graduate school cities in the Northeast:

in Connecticut:
Fairfield: 2 graduate schools
Hamden: 1 graduate school
New Britain: 2 graduate schools
New Haven: 3 graduate schools
Storrs: 1 graduate school
Waterbury: 1 graduate school
West Hartford: 2 graduate schools
West Haven: 1 graduate school
in Maine:
Biddeford: 1 graduate school
Orono: 1 graduate school
Portland: 2 graduate schools
in Massachusetts:
Amherst: 1 graduate school
Boston: 19 graduate schools
Cambridge: 4 graduate schools
Chestnut Hill: 1 graduate school
Fitchburg: 1 graduate school
Lowell: 1 graduate school
Medford: 1 graduate school
North Andover: 1 graduate school
North Dartmouth: 1 graduate school
Salem: 1 graduate school
Springfield: 4 graduate schools
Waltham: 2 graduate schools
Weston: 1 graduate school
Worcester: 5 graduate schools
in New Hampshire:
Durham: 1 graduate school
Hanover: 1 graduate school
Henniker: 1 graduate school
Manchester: 2 graduate schools
in New Jersey:
Glassboro: 1 graduate school
Hoboken: 1 graduate school
Jersey City: 2 graduate schools
Montclair: 1 graduate school
New Brunswick: 2 graduate schools
Newark: 3 graduate schools
Princeton: 2 graduate schools
South Orange: 1 graduate school
Teaneck: 1 graduate school
Union: 1 graduate school
Wayne: 1 graduate school
West Long Branch: 1 graduate school
in New York:
Albany: 7 graduate schools
Bronx: 6 graduate schools
Brooklyn: 6 graduate schools
Brookville: 1 graduate school
Buffalo: 5 graduate schools
Dobbs Ferry: 1 graduate school
Garden City: 1 graduate school
Hempstead: 1 graduate school
Ithaca: 2 graduate schools
New York City: 36 graduate schools
Old Westbury: 2 graduate schools
Potsdam: 2 graduate schools
Queens: 2 graduate schools
Rochester: 8 graduate schools
Stony Brook: 1 graduate school
Syracuse: 4 graduate schools
Troy: 2 graduate schools
Utica: 2 graduate schools
Vestal: 1 graduate school
in Pennsylvania:
Bethlehem: 3 graduate schools
California: 1 graduate school
Chester: 1 graduate school
Erie: 3 graduate schools
Harrisburg: 1 graduate school
Indiana: 1 graduate school
Philadelphia: 16 graduate schools
Pittsburgh: 9 graduate schools
Scranton: 3 graduate schools
Villanova: 1 graduate school
West Chester: 1 graduate school
Wilkes Barre: 2 graduate schools
in Rhode Island:
Kingston: 1 graduate school
Providence: 6 graduate schools
in Vermont:
Burlington: 2 graduate schools
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