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Most Popular Engineering Physics Master's Degree Schools

2023 Most Popular Engineering Physics Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Engineering Physics Master'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 Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the United States to see which master'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.

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

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Cornell University the most popular school in the United States for engineering physics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 16% of the engineering physics majors at the school.

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Out of the 23 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 2 spot on the list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

About 18% of the students majoring in engineering physics at the school are women while 82% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a great place for engineering physics students working on their master’s degree. AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a small public school located in the suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB.

Of the 16 students majoring in engineering physics at AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management, 94% are male and 6% are female.

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#3

Yale University

New Haven, CT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Yale University is a great place for engineering physics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in engineering physics at Yale, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#5

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 23 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 42% 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 master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

About 11% of the students majoring in engineering physics at the school are women while 89% are male.

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California Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Engineering Physics Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Caltech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pasadena.

About 11% of the students majoring in engineering physics at the school are women while 89% are male.

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Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree engineering physics programs. Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hoboken.

Of the 8 students majoring in engineering physics at Stevens, 88% are male and 13% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for engineering physics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in engineering physics at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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University of Central Oklahoma landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree engineering physics programs. Located in the suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public school with a large student population.

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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 23 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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