2024 Best Engineering & Applied Physics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Engineering & Applied Physics is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #307 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Engineering & Applied Physics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 33 bachelor's degrees in engineering & applied physics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on engineering & applied physics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of engineering & applied physics students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized engineering & applied physics related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for engineering & applied physics students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Engineering & Applied Physics Schools

The applied physics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Engineering & Applied Physics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Engineering & Applied Physics in the Plains States Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in engineering & applied physics.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Applied Physics

1

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

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Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in engineering & applied physics has to check out University of Kansas. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in engineering & applied physics from University of Kansas

2

Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO

It is difficult to beat Saint Louis University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in engineering & applied physics. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in engineering & applied physics from Saint Louis University

Best Engineering & Applied Physics Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering & applied physics colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	475	16
Minnesota	446	11
Iowa	403	1
Kansas	352	5
Nebraska	331	0
South Dakota	237	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Applied Physics

One of 0 majors within the Engineering Physics area of study, Engineering & Applied Physics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.