by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Engineering & Applied Physics. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Engineering Physics is a major offered under the engineering program of study at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in engineering physics, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at UIUC was ranked #12 on College Factual's Best Schools for engineering physics list. It is also ranked #2 in Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for UIUC.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UIUC paid an average of $1,079 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $605 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $14,317 | $33,824 |
| Fees | $2,896 | $2,896 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,252 | $12,252 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,500 | $2,500 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UIUC in Engineering Physics walked away with an average of $20,500 in student debt. That is 2% higher than the national average of $20,001.
The median early career salary of engineering physics students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UIUC is $59,417 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $59,675.
Online degrees for the UIUC engineering physics bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UIUC Online Learning page.
About 16.9% of the students who received their BS in engineering physics in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 18.7%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in engineering physics at UIUC in 2019-2020, 37.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 20 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 29 |
| International Students | 18 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Engineering Physics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Engineering & Applied Physics | 77 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to engineering physics.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 95 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 108 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 55 |
| Chemical Engineering | 143 |
| Civil Engineering | 180 |
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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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