<p>Anyone have any thoughts on UIC or NIU for physics? They seem to have somewhat mediocre physics departments as far as the range of course offerings go. Neither one has much of anything in the way of astronomy or astrophysics…and seem very limited as far as condensed matter/particle physics goes too. I’m trying to keep my sights on schools within Illinois for financial purposes.</p>
<p>I took a look at the Illinois Institute of Technology last night too…that looks like a great school! No astronomy department though…this seems to be a problem I’m running into at a lot of prospective schools. They mostly seem to offer just one or two astronomy courses, that are absorbed into the physics program. UIUC is looking more and more appealing for these reasons. They’ve got very strong programs in particle physics and astronomy, which are my two main fields of interest.</p>
<p>Any thoughts on UIC or NIU for physics? Any other schools I should be looking at?</p>