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2023 Best Value Engineering Physics Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$49,768 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,863 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Physics School for You

In 2020-2021, 286 people earned a degree or certificate in engineering physics, making the major the #210 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Engineering Physics Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best value experiences for engineering physics students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Engineering Physics Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering physics majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Engineering Physics Schools

Our analysis found Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach to be the best value school for engineering physics students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach undergraduate students pay an average of $39,066 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach also did well on our Best Engineering Physics Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Physics Schools list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Virginia are $54,438 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, University of Virginia is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Engineering Physics Schools list.

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#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Out of the 13 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

Cornell undergraduate students pay an average of $61,015 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Cornell also did well on our Best Engineering Physics Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Physics Schools list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UCSD undergraduate students pay an average of $44,454 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCSD also did well on our Best Engineering Physics Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$18,917 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 13 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCO is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edmond.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCO are $18,917 a year.

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#6

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Physics Schools ranking. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rice are $52,895 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Rice is ranked #3 for overall quality for engineering physics in the United States.

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#7

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Physics Schools ranking. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Harvard undergraduate students pay an average of $55,587 in tuition and fees each year.

Harvard also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Physics Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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#8

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Physics Schools list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northwestern are $60,768 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Northwestern is in the top 1% of all schools on our Best Engineering Physics Schools list.

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$50,375 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering physics students. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Illinois Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $50,375 in tuition and fees each year.

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Stevens Institute of Technology ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Physics Schools list. Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Stevens undergraduate students pay an average of $56,920 in tuition and fees each year.

Stevens excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Engineering Physics Schools list.

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Engineering Physics by Region

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Rocky Mountains
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Southwest
Great Lakes

Engineering Physics is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Engineering Physics

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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