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2023 Most Popular Engineering Physics Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Engineering Physics Doctor's Degree 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 Most Popular Engineering Physics Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering Physics program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for engineering physics majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Cornell University the most popular school in the United States for engineering physics students working on their doctor’s degree. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

Of the 11 students majoring in engineering physics at Cornell, 82% are male and 18% are female.

Full Engineering Physics at Cornell University Report

#2

Rice University

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

About 25% of the students majoring in engineering physics at the school are women while 75% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California Institute of Technology is a great place for engineering physics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Caltech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in engineering physics at Caltech, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular 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.

Full Engineering Physics at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for engineering physics students working on their doctor’s degree. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Of the 6 students majoring in engineering physics at Northwestern, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Engineering Physics at Northwestern University Report

#6

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering physics students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Of the 5 students majoring in engineering physics at Harvard, 80% are male and 20% are female.

Full Engineering Physics at Harvard University Report

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

Women make up 25% of the engineering physics majors at the school.

Full Engineering Physics at University of California - San Diego Report

Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB, AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a public school with a small student population.

Full Engineering Physics at Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management Report

#9

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Yale University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering physics students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

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#10

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA

University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree engineering physics programs. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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 18 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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