2024 Best Engineering & Applied Physics Schools in Michigan

A degree in engineering & applied physics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #448 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for engineering & applied physics students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 52 degrees in engineering & applied physics to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Engineering & Applied Physics Schools List

Choosing a Great Engineering & Applied Physics School

The applied physics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Engineering & Applied Physics rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for engineering & applied physics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Engineering & Applied Physics Rankings by Degree Level

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 Schools in Michigan. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Engineering & Applied Physics in Michigan

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the applied physics degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Michigan Schools in Applied Physics

1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

23.8% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Michigan - Ann Arbor if you wish to pursue a degree in engineering & applied physics. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.More information about a degree in engineering & applied physics from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

2

Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI

Every student who is interested in engineering & applied physics has to look into Michigan Technological University. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public university located in the remote town of Houghton. This university ranks 3rd out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.More information about a degree in engineering & applied physics from Michigan Technological University

3

Kettering University
Flint, MI

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Kettering University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in engineering & applied physics. Kettering is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Flint. This university ranks 4th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.More information about a degree in engineering & applied physics from Kettering University

Best Engineering & Applied Physics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Engineering & Applied Physics Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	939	58
Illinois	870	94
Indiana	737	6
Wisconsin	672	30

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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.