Degrees that teach Physics

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Around 341 undergraduate degrees in the US, UK, Canada and Australia include physics, spanning 6 fields and 63 universities. Approximate and generalised, not official.

Fields that cover physics

Science: 280 degrees
Engineering: 42 degrees
Computing & IT: 11 degrees
Arts & Humanities: 5 degrees
Medicine & Dentistry: 2 degrees
Architecture & Built Environment: 1 degrees

Universities teaching physics

University	State	Programs	Focus areas
University of York	England	21	quantum mechanics, physics, applied physics, astrophysics
University of Victoria	BC	19	applied physics, physics, physical chemistry, computational mathematics
Georgia Institute of Technology	GA	14	physics, applied physics, physical chemistry, engineering mathematics
UNSW Sydney	NSW	14	physics, professional practice, research projects, work placement
Adelaide University	SA	12	earth sciences, physics, chemistry, geology
University of Waterloo	ON	12	applied physics, physics, physical chemistry, chemical sciences
University of Wollongong	NSW	12	physics, calculus, engineering, engineering design
Johns Hopkins University	MD	11	physical chemistry, physics, applied physics, engineering mathematics
Monash University	VIC	11	physics, environmental science, applied mathematics, biology
University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	11	applied physics, physical chemistry, physics, applied mathematics
McGill University	QC	10	applied physics, physics, computational mathematics, physical chemistry
University of Calgary	AB	10	applied physics, physics, physical chemistry, astrophysics
University of Edinburgh	Scotland	9	applied physics, physics, physical chemistry, quantum mechanics
University of Newcastle	NSW	9	physics, mathematics, environmental science, earth sciences
University of Pennsylvania	PA	9	physical chemistry, applied physics, physics, electromagnetism
University of Bristol	England	8	physics, applied physics, physical chemistry, philosophy of religion
Brown University	RI	7	applied physics, physics, quantum mechanics, engineering mathematics
Curtin University	WA	7	physics, mathematics, geology, earth sciences
University of Texas at Austin	TX	7	physical chemistry, applied physics, physics, astronomy
University of Toronto	Ontario	7	applied physics, physics, computational mathematics, physical chemistry
New York University	NY	6	engineering mathematics, physical chemistry, applied physics, physics
Royal Holloway, University of London	England	6	physics, physical chemistry, quantum mechanics, electromagnetism
University of Aberdeen	Scotland	6	physics, applied physics, quantum mechanics, materials science
University of California, Berkeley	CA	6	physics, applied physics, physical chemistry, chemical sciences
University of California, Irvine	CA	6	physics, physical chemistry, applied physics, organic chemistry
University of California, Santa Barbara	CA	6	physics, applied physics, physical chemistry, astrophysics
The University of Melbourne	VIC	5	physics, mathematics, biomedical engineering, calculus
University of California, Davis	CA	5	physical chemistry, physics, chemical sciences, organic chemistry
The University of Western Australia	WA	4	engineering design, engineering, mathematics, professional practice
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	IL	4	physics, computational mathematics, applied mathematics, engineering mathematics
University of Tasmania	TAS	4	mathematics, physics, biology, geology
Cardiff University	Wales	3	applied physics, physical chemistry, physics, engineering mathematics
Cornell University	NY	3	applied physics, physics, physical chemistry, astrophysics
Edith Cowan University	WA	3	physics, engineering, mechanical engineering, engineering design
RMIT University	VIC	3	applied mathematics, physics, research design, biological sciences
Simon Fraser University	BC	3	physics, applied physics, computational mathematics, physical chemistry
The University of Queensland	QLD	3	physics, calculus, statistics, research design
University of California, Los Angeles	CA	3	astrophysics, applied physics, physics, astronomy
University of Sheffield	England	3	applied physics, physics, physical chemistry, quantum mechanics
University of Strathclyde	Scotland	3	applied physics, physical chemistry, physics, mathematics education
Charles Sturt University	NSW	2	physics, chemistry, computational mathematics, geology
Duke University	NC	2	applied physics, physical chemistry, physics, engineering mathematics
Queen's University	ON	2	applied physics, physics, physical chemistry, geology
Stanford University	CA	2	applied physics, physics, physical chemistry, mechanical engineering
Swansea University	Wales	2	applied physics, work placement, radiation science, physics
Swinburne University of Technology	VIC	2	mathematics, work placement, physics, science communication
The University of Sydney	NSW	2	physics, mathematics, engineering, applied physics
University College London	England	2	applied physics, physics, optics, hearing sciences
University of Exeter	England	2	physics, applied physics, biochemistry, fluid mechanics
University of Florida	FL	2	physical chemistry, physics, anthropology, archaeology
University of New England	NSW	2	chemistry, physics, physiology, biochemistry
University of Sussex	England	2	applied physics, physics, physical chemistry, astrophysics
University of Technology Sydney	NSW	2	mathematics, physics, analytical chemistry, quantum mechanics
Dartmouth College	New Hampshire	1	physics, applied physics, astronomy, astrophysics
Griffith University	QLD	1	environmental science, physics, biochemistry, applied mathematics
Macquarie University	NSW	1	science communication, statistics, astronomy, biochemistry
Princeton University	New Jersey	1	astrophysics, astronomy, cosmology, applied physics
Southern Cross University	NSW	1	engineering, mathematics, engineering design, applied physics
Universite Laval	QC	1	applied physics, physics, quantum mechanics, physical chemistry
University of Canberra	ACT	1	biological sciences, analytical chemistry, biology, physical chemistry
University of Guelph	ON	1	biological sciences, computational mathematics, physical chemistry, applied physics
University of Notre Dame	IN	1	applied physics, physics, physical chemistry, engineering mathematics
Washington University in St. Louis	MO	1	mechanical engineering, applied physics, engineering mathematics, physical chemistry

Frequently asked questions

Which degrees teach physics?

Around 341 undergraduate degrees in Australia include physics, across fields like Science, Engineering, Computing & IT, Arts & Humanities.

Which universities teach physics?

About 63 universities, including University of York, University of Victoria, Georgia Institute of Technology, UNSW Sydney, Adelaide University.

Approximate, not official.