by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Physics Major in Wisconsin” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 994 people earned their degree in engineering physics, making the major the 244th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, engineering physics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $53,863 and had an average of $25,114 in loans still to pay off.
Across Wisconsin, there were 30 engineering physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,446 and $27,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 engineering physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,390 and $27,888 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Physics Major in Wisconsin” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in engineering physics. That schools that top this list have a program in engineering physics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Physics Major in Wisconsin” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin bachelor’s degree engineering physics students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Physics Major in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Platteville landed the #1 spot on the list. UW - Platteville is located in Platteville, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carroll University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Physics Major in Wisconsin. This small school is located in Waukesha, Wisconsin, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Physics Major in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Marquette University landed the #3 spot on the list. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 1 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Physics Major in Wisconsin list. UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
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