Engineering Physics at Cornell University

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study engineering physics, take a look at what Cornell University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and has a total student population of 23,620.

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

The engineering physics major at Cornell is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering Physics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

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 Bachelor’s Program

33% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of engineering physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical engineering physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% women. So female students are more repesented at Cornell since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering physics bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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.

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

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

The following engineering physics concentations are available at Cornell University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Cornell University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Engineering & Applied Physics	62

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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