2023 Most Popular Engineering Physics Bachelor's Degree Schools
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.
2023 Most Popular Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States
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.
Top 15% Most Popular Engineering Physics Bachelor's Degree Schools
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 small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very 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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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Colorado School of Mines helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering physics schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 59 students majoring in engineering physics at Mines, 76% are male and 24% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 19% of the engineering physics majors at the school.
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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Murray State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering physics schools in the United States. Murray State is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote 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 came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. 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 city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very 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 came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Platteville, UW - Platteville is a public college with a medium-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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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering physics programs. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college 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 town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 14% of the engineering physics majors at the school.
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Fordham University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 32% of the engineering physics majors at the school.
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Delaware State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Del State is a medium-sized public school located in the 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 ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 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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Southeast Missouri State University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering physics programs. Located in the city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public college with a moderately-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 landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering physics programs. 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.
Women make up 47% of the engineering physics majors at the school.
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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree engineering physics programs. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the 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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Morehouse College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Atlanta, Morehouse is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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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 moderately-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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Request InformationAdditional 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.
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| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
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Engineering Physics Related Majors
One of 40 majors within the area of study, engineering physics has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering Physics
| 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.