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2023 Most Popular Engineering Physics Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Engineering Physics Doctor'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Engineering Physics Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Physics Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our analysis found Cornell University to be the most popular school for engineering physics students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 18% of the engineering physics majors at the school.

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#2

Rice University

Houston, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rice University is a great place for engineering physics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in engineering physics at Rice, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California Institute of Technology is a great place for engineering physics students working on their doctor’s degree. Caltech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Pasadena.

Women make up 29% of the engineering physics majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering physics schools in the United States. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for engineering physics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the engineering physics majors at the school.

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#6

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

With a ranking of #6, Harvard University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering physics students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 20% of the engineering physics majors at the school.

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University of California - San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for engineering physics students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. 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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With a ranking of #8, Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering physics students working on their doctor’s degree. AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a small public school located in the suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB.

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#9

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Yale University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree engineering physics programs. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA

University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

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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 18 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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