Engineering Physics at Cornell University

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. Of the 4,287 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University in 2021, 32 of them were engineering physics majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Engineering Physics

Cornell Engineering Physics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks engineering physics programs across the country. The following shows how Cornell performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Engineering Physics Schools	3

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in engineering physics from Cornell. This makes it the #1 most popular school for engineering physics master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 32 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in engineering physics from Cornell in 2021, 81% were men and 19% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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	9
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Cornell Engineering Physics Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 engineering physics majors earned their master's degree from Cornell. Of these graduates, 84% were men and 16% were 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	5
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Cornell also has a doctoral program available in engineering physics. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Engineering Mechanics
• General Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering

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
• Image Credit: By Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.