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2023 Most Popular Engineering Physics Schools in California

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Finding the Best Engineering Physics 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 Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our analysis found California Institute of Technology to be the most popular school for engineering physics students who want to pursue a degree in California. Caltech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pasadena.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Physics Schools in California list. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

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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 Most Popular Engineering Physics Schools in California list. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

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#4

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Biola University is a great place for engineering physics students. Biola is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of La Mirada.

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#5

Westmont College

Santa Barbara, CA

Out of the 12 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Westmont College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Westmont is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.

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#6

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering physics students. It came in at #6 on the list. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara.

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Point Loma Nazarene University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Physics Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Diego, PLNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

Whittier College

Whittier, CA

Whittier College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Physics Schools in California list. Whittier is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Whittier.

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With a ranking of #9, University of the Pacific did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering physics students. Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Stockton.

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#10

Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey, CA

With a ranking of #10, Naval Postgraduate School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering physics students. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Monterey.

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Best Engineering Physics Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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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 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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