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2023 Most Popular Engineering Physics Master's Degree Schools in California

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Finding the Best Engineering Physics Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 30 degrees and certificates were awarded to engineering physics students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #183 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Engineering Physics Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our analysis found California Institute of Technology to be the most popular school for engineering physics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Caltech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in engineering physics at Caltech, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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Our analysis found University of California - San Diego to be the most popular school for engineering physics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in engineering physics at UCSD, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Physics Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Naval Postgraduate School landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public college with a small student population.

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State Degrees Awarded

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

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 4 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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