A graduate degree in the physical sciences with a specialty in plasma physics or fusion science and technology can lead to exciting careers in academia, national laboratories, and industry. We list below many of the major programs for study and research training in plasma and fusion science and technology.
Prospective students interested in the study of plasma and fusion science are encouraged to contact these schools directly.
| Auburn University | Department of Physics |
| California Institute of Technology | Division of Engineering and Applied Science |
| Colorado State University | |
| Colorado School of Mines | Department of Physics |
| Columbia University | Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics |
| Cornell University | Laboratory of Plasma Studies, School of Electrical Engineering |
| Dartmouth College | Department of Physics |
| Dickinson College | Department of Physics |
| Fisk University | Department of Physics |
| Florida A&M University | Department of Physics |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | Georgia Tech Fusion Research Center Nuclear Engineering Program School of Physics |
| Hampton University | Department of Physics |
| Howard University | Department of Physics |
| Indiana University | Department of Physics |
| Johns Hopkins University | Department of Physics and Astronomy |
| Kansas State University | Department of Physics |
| Lawrence University | Department of Physics |
| Lehigh University | Department of Physics |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Plasma Science and Fusion Center Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department of Nuclear Engineering Department of Physics |
| New York University | Department of Physics |
| North Carolina Central University | |
| North Carolina State University | Department of Nuclear Engineering |
| Occidental College | Department of Physics |
| Old Dominion University | |
| Princeton University | Department of Astrophysical Sciences Program in Plasma Science and Technology |
| Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute |
Electrical, Computer, & Systems Engineering Dept. Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering |
| Rollins College | Department of Physics |
| Southeastern Lousiana University | Department of Chemistry and Physics |
| Stanford University | Mechanical Engineering Department |
| State University of New York-Albany | Department of Physics |
| State University of New York-Stony Brook | |
| Swarthmore College | Department of Physics and Astronomy |
| University of Alaska | Department of Physics |
| University of California at Berkeley |
Department of Nuclear Engineering Department of Physics |
| University of California at Davis | Department of Applied Science |
| University of California at Irvine | Department of Physics and Astronomy |
| University of California at Los Angeles | Department of Physics |
| University of California at San Diego |
Department of Physics School of Engineering-Fusion Energy Research Program |
| University of California at Santa Barbara | |
| University of Colorado | Center for Integrated Plasma Studies |
| University of Central Florida | Department of Physics |
| University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign | Dept. of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiaological Engr. |
| University of Maryland | Institute for Plasma Research |
| University of Michigan | Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences |
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Missouri University os Science and Technology (formerly University of Missouri- Rolla) |
Department of Physics |
| University of Montana | Department of Physics and Astronomy |
| University of Nevada, Reno | Department of Physics |
| University of Rochester | Laboratory for Laser Energetics |
| University of Texas | Department of Physics Fusion Research Center Institute for Fusion Studies |
| University of Tennessee | Electrical Engineering Department |
| University of Vermont | |
| University of Washington | Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Department of Electrical Engineering |
| University of Wisconsin |
Department of Physics Department of Engineering Physics Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Fusion Technology Institute Center for Plasma Theory and Computation Center for Plasma-Aided Manufacturing |
| West Virginia University | Department of Physics |
| William & Mary | Department of Physics |
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