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2023 Most Popular Engineering Physics Schools in the Great Lakes Region

29 Colleges
$55,612 Avg Salary
$25,349 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Physics School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, engineering physics was ranked #239 in the country. In fact 994 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Engineering Physics Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for engineering physics students. Located in the large suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB, AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a public school with a small student population.

Full Engineering Physics at Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Physics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

On average, engineering physics graduates from UIUC take out $20,397 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $559.

Full Engineering Physics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

Out of the 29 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

After completing their degree, engineering physics graduates from Ohio State carry an average student debt load of $30,750.

Read full report on Engineering Physics at Ohio State University - Main Campus

Out of the 29 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Platteville landed the # 4 spot on the list. UW - Platteville is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Platteville.

The average amount in student loans that engineering physics majors at UW - Platteville take out is $27,000.

Read full report on Engineering Physics at University of Wisconsin - Platteville

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Physics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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Lansing Community College 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. Located in the medium-sized city of Lansing, LCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Kettering University

Flint, MI

With a ranking of #7, Kettering University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering physics students. Located in the city of Flint, Kettering is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Engineering Physics at Kettering University Report

#8

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Physics Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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#9

Carroll University

Waukesha, WI

With a ranking of #9, Carroll University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering physics students. Located in the city of Waukesha, Carroll U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Miami University - Oxford did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering physics students. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

Full Engineering Physics at Miami University - Oxford Report

Best Engineering Physics Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering physics schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 52
Ohio 160
Illinois 94
Indiana 6
Wisconsin 30

Engineering Physics is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar 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 29 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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