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2023 Most Popular Engineering Physics Schools

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$53,863 Avg Salary
$25,114 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Engineering Physics Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 24 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering Physics program at each school on the list.

Check out the engineering physics programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our analysis found Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management to be the most popular school for engineering physics students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB, AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a public college with a small student population.

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#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Physics Schools list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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The excellent programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering physics schools in the United States. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#4

Yale University

New Haven, CT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Yale University is a great place for engineering physics students. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

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#5

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Physics Schools list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

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California Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Physics Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Caltech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - San Diego did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering physics students. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

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#8

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Physics Schools ranking. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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With a ranking of #8, Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering physics students. Located in the large suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering physics programs. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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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 24 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.

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