<p>Does anyone have any information on Boston University vs. Northeastern University for their undergraduate Physics programs? The Boston University website has a lot of information about its courses on its website, but the Northeastern website doesn’t really list its courses that well. I’d just like to know which program would provide more rigor and better opportunities (Research and graduate courses during undergraduate years). Also, I might consider double majoring with Mathematics, but I will probably just minor in Math, so can you guys compare their Mathematics programs? As of now, I have more information on BU, but I would like some advice from any current Physics or Math Majors or anyone who knows a lot about the programs at BU. Which program would be more ideal for going onto PhD research in Physics, and how is the community of Physics students at BU vs NEU? Thank you for any advice!</p>
<p>One thing I think you should be aware of is BU is significantly more of a research powerhouse in general than Northeastern. It attracts significantly more research dollars. You should also look at the numbers of grad students in each program (might as well look at Math, and I think BU also has Applied Math) to get an idea of the size of the programs and potential research opportunities. So if doing research as an undergrad is important to you (which it ought to be if you want to go to grad school), I would pick the school with more grad students, thus more research opportunities. I have degrees from both schools, by the way, but not in physics or math. I can tell you that BU has a pretty big Chemistry department and lots of good research going on there.</p>