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2023 Best Value Engineering Physics Master's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$37,231 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

Engineering Physics is the #239 most popular major in the country with 994 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Engineering Physics Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for engineering physics students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Engineering Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the engineering physics master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Engineering Physics Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach the best value school in the United States for engineering physics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach graduate students pay an average of $20,310 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach also did well on our Best Engineering Physics Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Out of the 12 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Cornell is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Engineering Physics Master’s Degree Schools list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Physics Master’s Degree Schools list. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCSD are $28,666 a year.

UCSD also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Physics Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Central Oklahoma is a great value for engineering physics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCO are $18,116 a year.

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#5

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Physics Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Harvard are $52,170 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Harvard also is in the top 5% of our Best Engineering Physics Master’s Degree Schools ranking.

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#6

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree engineering physics programs. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rice are $49,941 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Rice is ranked #4 for overall quality for engineering physics in the United States.

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#7

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree engineering physics programs. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northwestern are $56,567 per year.

Northwestern also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Physics Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 1% of all schools in this category.

Full Engineering Physics at Northwestern University Report

Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering physics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Illinois Tech are $30,822 a year.

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With a ranking of #9, Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering physics students working on their master’s degree. Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Stevens are $39,556 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Stevens also did well on our Best Engineering Physics Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for engineering physics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Columbia graduate students pay an average of $52,924 in tuition and fees each year.

Columbia also claimed a spot on our Best Engineering Physics Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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

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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 12 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.

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