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Physics Graduate Schools in the West

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We list 57 graduate schools offering physics majors in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

Best-Graduate-Programs.com ranks Stanford University, California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA), and University of California Los Angeles the best three physics graduate schools in the West.

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

Top 50 physics graduate schools in the West:

Stanford University - Graduate School Ranking
1. Stanford University

Stanford, CA, 9 physics programs

California Institute of Technology - Graduate School Ranking
2. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA, 12 physics programs

University of California Los Angeles - Graduate School Ranking
3. University of California Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA, 10 physics programs

University of Southern California - Graduate School Ranking
4. University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA, 5 physics programs

University of California Berkeley - Graduate School Ranking
5. University of California Berkeley

Berkeley, CA, 9 physics programs

University of California Irvine - Graduate School Ranking
6. University of California Irvine

Irvine, CA, 6 physics programs

University of California Santa Barbara - Graduate School Ranking
7. University of California Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA, 3 physics programs

University of California San Diego - Graduate School Ranking
8. University of California San Diego

La Jolla, CA, 9 physics programs

University of Washington Seattle - Graduate School Ranking
9. University of Washington Seattle

Seattle, WA, 9 physics programs

University of California Davis - Graduate School Ranking
10. University of California Davis

Davis, CA, 8 physics programs

Colorado School of Mines - Graduate School Ranking
11. Colorado School of Mines

Golden, CO, 11 physics programs

University of California Santa Cruz - Graduate School Ranking
12. University of California Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, CA, 4 physics programs

California State University Long Beach - Graduate School Ranking
13. California State University Long Beach

Long Beach, CA, 2 physics programs

Brigham Young University - Graduate School Ranking
14. Brigham Young University

Provo, UT, 3 physics programs

University of Denver - Graduate School Ranking
15. University of Denver

Denver, CO, 4 physics programs

University of California Riverside - Graduate School Ranking
16. University of California Riverside

Riverside, CA, 4 physics programs

San Diego State University - Graduate School Ranking
17. San Diego State University

San Diego, CA, 4 physics programs

California State University Fullerton - Graduate School Ranking
18. California State University Fullerton

Fullerton, CA, 1 physics program

Lewis & Clark College - Graduate School Ranking
19. Lewis & Clark College

Portland, OR, 2 physics programs

California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo - Graduate School Ranking
University of Arizona - Graduate School Ranking
21. University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ, 11 physics programs

University of Colorado Boulder - Graduate School Ranking
22. University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, CO, 6 physics programs

Oregon State University - Graduate School Ranking
23. Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR, 8 physics programs

University of Oregon - Graduate School Ranking
24. University of Oregon

Eugene, OR, 4 physics programs

University of Utah - Graduate School Ranking
25. University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT, 10 physics programs

Arizona State University Immersion - Graduate School Ranking
26. Arizona State University Immersion

Tempe, AZ, 5 physics programs

San Jose State University - Graduate School Ranking
27. San Jose State University

San Jose, CA, 2 physics programs

Colorado State University Fort Collins - Graduate School Ranking
28. Colorado State University Fort Collins

Fort Collins, CO, 2 physics programs

University of California San Francisco - Graduate School Ranking
29. University of California San Francisco

San Francisco, CA, 3 physics programs

Washington State University - Graduate School Ranking
30. Washington State University

Pullman, WA, 8 physics programs

University of Idaho - Graduate School Ranking
31. University of Idaho

Moscow, ID, 6 physics programs

University of Wyoming - Graduate School Ranking
32. University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY, 4 physics programs

California State University Northridge - Graduate School Ranking
33. California State University Northridge

Northridge, CA, 1 physics program

University of Hawaii at Manoa - Graduate School Ranking
34. University of Hawaii

Honolulu, HI, 4 physics programs

University of Nevada Reno - Graduate School Ranking
35. University of Nevada Reno

Reno, NV, 7 physics programs

San Francisco State University - Graduate School Ranking
36. San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA, 1 physics program

California State University Fresno - Graduate School Ranking
37. California State University Fresno

Fresno, CA, 1 physics program

Naval Postgraduate School - Graduate School Ranking
38. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey, CA, 10 physics programs

Oregon Health & Science University - Graduate School Ranking
39. Oregon Health & Science University

Portland, OR, 4 physics programs

University of New Mexico - Graduate School Ranking
40. University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM, 8 physics programs

Montana State University - Graduate School Ranking
41. Montana State University

Bozeman, MT, 4 physics programs

California State University Los Angeles - Graduate School Ranking
42. California State University Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA, 1 physics program

University of Nevada Las Vegas - Graduate School Ranking
43. University of Nevada Las Vegas

Las Vegas, NV, 7 physics programs

Portland State University - Graduate School Ranking
44. Portland State University

Portland, OR, 2 physics programs

Utah State University - Graduate School Ranking
45. Utah State University

Logan, UT, 2 physics programs

University of Alaska Fairbanks - Graduate School Ranking
46. University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, AK, 6 physics programs

Northern Arizona University - Graduate School Ranking
47. Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ, 3 physics programs

Boise State University - Graduate School Ranking
48. Boise State University

Boise, ID, 3 physics programs

Idaho State University - Graduate School Ranking
49. Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID, 7 physics programs

New Mexico State University - Graduate School Ranking
50. New Mexico State University

Las Cruces, NM, 4 physics programs


Physics graduate schools in the West by state:

Schools by State4 Physics Schools in Arizona23 Physics Schools in California5 Physics Schools in Colorado3 Physics Schools in Idaho2 Physics Schools in Montana2 Physics Schools in Nevada3 Physics Schools in New Mexico6 Physics Schools in Oregon4 Physics Schools in Utah2 Physics Schools in Washington1 Physics Schools in Wyoming


Physics schools in other regions:

Midwest: 70 graduate schools
Northeast: 81 graduate schools
South: 107 graduate schools
Southeast: 67 graduate schools

Popular graduate school cities in the West:

in Arizona:
Chandler: 2 graduate schools
Flagstaff: 1 graduate school
Glendale: 1 graduate school
Phoenix: 7 graduate schools
Scottsdale: 2 graduate schools
Tempe: 4 graduate schools
Tucson: 2 graduate schools
in California:
Anaheim: 4 graduate schools
Azusa: 1 graduate school
Berkeley: 9 graduate schools
Carson: 1 graduate school
Claremont: 5 graduate schools
Davis: 1 graduate school
Fresno: 2 graduate schools
Fullerton: 4 graduate schools
Hayward: 2 graduate schools
Irvine: 6 graduate schools
La Jolla: 2 graduate schools
La Verne: 1 graduate school
Loma Linda: 1 graduate school
Long Beach: 1 graduate school
Los Alamitos: 1 graduate school
Los Angeles: 20 graduate schools
Malibu: 1 graduate school
Monterey: 2 graduate schools
Northridge: 1 graduate school
Oakland: 6 graduate schools
Orange: 1 graduate school
Palo Alto: 2 graduate schools
Pasadena: 6 graduate schools
Pomona: 2 graduate schools
Redlands: 1 graduate school
Riverside: 3 graduate schools
Sacramento: 2 graduate schools
San Bernardino: 1 graduate school
San Diego: 20 graduate schools
San Francisco: 10 graduate schools
San Jose: 2 graduate schools
San Luis Obispo: 1 graduate school
Santa Barbara: 4 graduate schools
Santa Clara: 1 graduate school
Santa Cruz: 2 graduate schools
Stanford: 1 graduate school
Stockton: 3 graduate schools
in Colorado:
Aurora: 1 graduate school
Boulder: 3 graduate schools
Colorado Springs: 3 graduate schools
Denver: 7 graduate schools
Fort Collins: 1 graduate school
Golden: 1 graduate school
Greeley: 1 graduate school
in Hawaii:
Honolulu: 4 graduate schools
in Idaho:
Boise: 2 graduate schools
Moscow: 2 graduate schools
Pocatello: 1 graduate school
in Montana:
Bozeman: 1 graduate school
Missoula: 1 graduate school
in Nevada:
Henderson: 4 graduate schools
Las Vegas: 3 graduate schools
Reno: 1 graduate school
in New Mexico:
Albuquerque: 1 graduate school
Las Cruces: 1 graduate school
in Oregon:
Corvallis: 1 graduate school
Eugene: 2 graduate schools
Forest Grove: 1 graduate school
Portland: 12 graduate schools
in Utah:
Logan: 1 graduate school
Provo: 2 graduate schools
Salt Lake City: 3 graduate schools
in Washington:
Cheney: 1 graduate school
Pullman: 1 graduate school
Seattle: 8 graduate schools
Spokane: 2 graduate schools
Tacoma: 4 graduate schools
in Wyoming:
Laramie: 1 graduate school
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