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2023 Most Popular Engineering Physics Bachelor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Engineering Physics Bachelor'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.

The Most Popular Engineering Physics Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 121 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular bachelor'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 bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the most popular school in the United States for engineering physics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 15% of the students majoring in engineering physics at the school are women while 85% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado School of Mines. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Golden, Mines is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 59 students majoring in engineering physics at Mines, 76% are male and 24% are female.

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#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Cornell University is a great place for engineering physics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 19% of the engineering physics majors at the school.

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Out of the 121 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Murray State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Murray State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Murray.

Of the 29 students majoring in engineering physics at Murray State, 72% are male and 28% are female.

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Out of the 121 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the # 5 spot on the list. Tulane is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

Of the 28 students majoring in engineering physics at Tulane, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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University of Colorado Boulder landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering physics programs. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Boulder.

Of the 27 students majoring in engineering physics at CU - Boulder, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in engineering physics at Ohio State, 91% are male and 9% are female.

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University of Wisconsin - Platteville landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering physics programs. Located in the distant town of Platteville, UW - Platteville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in engineering physics at UW - Platteville, 82% are male and 18% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering physics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in engineering physics at U-M, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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Stephen F Austin State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the remote town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 14% of the engineering physics majors at the school.

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#11

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Fordham University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 32% of the engineering physics majors at the school.

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Delaware State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering physics students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Del State is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Dover.

About 17% of the students majoring in engineering physics at the school are women while 83% are male.

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University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering physics students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 22% of the engineering physics majors at the school.

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#14

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, MO

With a ranking of #14, Southeast Missouri State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering physics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 6% of the engineering physics majors at the school.

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 47% of the engineering physics majors at the school.

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Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering physics students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 13 students majoring in engineering physics at Columbia, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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#17

Morehouse College

Atlanta, GA

Morehouse College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering physics students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Morehouse is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#17

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

With a ranking of #17, Biola University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering physics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Biola is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of La Mirada.

About 50% of the students majoring in engineering physics at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Engineering Physics students that almost earned our Most Popular Engineering Physics Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
19 Kettering University Flint, MI
19 Randolph - Macon College Ashland, VA
21 Tufts University Medford, MA
21 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
21 University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Durham, NH
21 Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA
21 Hamline University Saint Paul, MN

Engineering Physics by Region

View the Most Popular Engineering Physics Bachelor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 25 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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