Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

STEM • Physical Sciences

What is it about?

A program that focuses on the scientific study of macroscopic physical phenomena and properties that arise from basic microscopic interactions. Includes instruction in low-temperature and solid-state physics, x-ray physics, liquids and soft materials, including the study of semiconductors, metals, superliquids, magnets, superconductors, glasses, gels, polymers, colloids, neural networks, and macromolecules.

Numbers at a glance

1066th
Popular nationwide
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Search Rank on O's List
1
Colleges offer it
2
Graduates (2018-19)
Men50%Women50%

Trends

Graduates
1.03.02.01.02.00.00.51.01.52.02.53.02016-172017-182018-192019-202020-21
Popularity Rank
Top20040060080010002014201520152016201620172017201820182019201920202020

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Public1
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Medium-Sized1
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
Michigan Technological University2
Average public university graduating class: 2 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates

O's Insights on Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

  • Major has been stable in popularity over the last 15 years.
  • Relatively newly introduced major
  • 100% of graduates come from public universities.

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