<p>The Physics major in the College of Creative Studies at UCSB should be in any list of top programs. It’s essentially grad school starting right after HS. UCSB itself is host to the National Science Foundation’s Institute for Theoretical Physics, and its grad program is ranked in the top 5 in the country. CCS students essentially have the freedom to take any class they want, undergrad or grad, in pursuit of their goals.</p>