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Engineering Physics at Cornell University

Engineering Physics at Cornell University

Every engineering physics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the engineering physics program at Cornell University stacks up to those at other schools.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering Physics section at the bottom of this page.

Cornell Engineering Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Physics
  • Master’s Degree in Engineering Physics

Cornell Engineering Physics Rankings

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering physics, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Physics Student Demographics at Cornell

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering physics majors at Cornell University.

Cornell Engineering Physics Master’s Program

26% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 74% of engineering physics master's degrees went to men and 26% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell University with a master's in engineering physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 15
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Engineering Physics

Engineering Physics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Cornell University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Engineering & Applied Physics 30

Careers That Engineering Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering physics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Architectural and Engineering Managers 7,330 $161,670
Engineers 4,910 $95,270
Engineering Professors 2,900 $127,010
Natural Sciences Managers 1,360 $148,460
Physicists 950 $138,920

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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