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Best Engineering Physics Schools in Illinois

2023 Best Engineering Physics Schools in Illinois

4 Colleges
$48,606 Avg Salary
$20,397 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Physics School for You

Engineering Physics is the #161 most popular major in Illinois with 94 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Engineering Physics Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Engineering Physics Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for engineering physics majors pursuing a .

Top Illinois Schools in Engineering Physics

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in Illinois for engineering physics students. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Engineering Physics Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

Engineering Physics majors at UIUC take out an average of $20,397 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $559, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 4 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the # 4 spot on the list. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago.

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Best Engineering Physics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Engineering Physics Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 52
Ohio 160
Indiana 6
Wisconsin 30

One of 40 majors within the area of study, engineering physics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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