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2023 Most Popular Engineering Physics Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

10 Colleges
$53,863 Avg Salary
$25,114 Avg Student Debt

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

Engineering Physics is the #222 most popular major in California with 91 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Engineering Physics Bachelor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in California to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular 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 California.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the most popular school in California for engineering physics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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#2

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Biola University is a great place for engineering physics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Biola is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large 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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#3

Westmont College

Santa Barbara, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westmont College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Westmont is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara.

About 43% of the students majoring in engineering physics at the school are women while 57% are male.

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#4

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Out of the 10 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Clara University landed the # 4 spot on the list. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Clara.

Women make up 17% of the engineering physics majors at the school.

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Out of the 10 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Point Loma Nazarene University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Diego, PLNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in engineering physics at PLNU, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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#6

Whittier College

Whittier, CA

Whittier 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 #6 on the list. Whittier is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Whittier.

About 25% of the students majoring in engineering physics at the school are women while 75% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, University of California - San Diego did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering physics students working on their bachelor’s degree. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

About 25% of the students majoring in engineering physics at the school are women while 75% are male.

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California Institute of Technology landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering physics programs. Caltech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Pasadena.

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University of the Pacific came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Stockton.

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#10

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Loyola Marymount University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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Best Engineering Physics Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Physics Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 0
Oregon 5
Nevada 1

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 10 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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