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2024 Best Engineering Physics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

7 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
169 Engineering Physics Degrees Awarded
$53,359 Avg Early-Career Salary
You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in engineering physics. It is ranked #244 out of 395 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Engineering Physics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 169 degrees in engineering physics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Engineering Physics School

Best Engineering Physics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region The engineering physics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Engineering Physics rankings. We derive our Best Overall Engineering Physics School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Engineering Physics Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Engineering Physics
Master's Degrees in Engineering Physics
Doctor's Degrees in Engineering Physics

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Engineering Physics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Engineering Physics in the Middle Atlantic Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the engineering physics degree levels they offer.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Engineering Physics

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
41 Engineering Physics Degrees Awarded

Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in engineering physics. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were about 41 engineering physics students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in engineering physics from Columbia University in the City of New York

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
62 Engineering Physics Degrees Awarded

Cornell University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in engineering physics. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

There were about 62 engineering physics students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in engineering physics from Cornell University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NJ
27.3% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Stevens Institute of Technology if you want to pursue a degree in engineering physics. Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hoboken. This school ranks 2nd out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were roughly 11 engineering physics students who graduated with this degree at Stevens in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in engineering physics from Stevens Institute of Technology

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New York University
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY
25.0% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in engineering physics has to check out New York University. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 8 engineering physics students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 19 engineering physics students who graduated with this degree at Fordham U in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the engineering physics program earn an average of $53,359 for their early career.

More information about a degree in engineering physics from Fordham University

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Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.More information about a degree in engineering physics from University at Buffalo

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Morgan State is a medium-sized public university located in the large city of Baltimore. This university ranks 31st out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.More information about a degree in engineering physics from Morgan State University

Best Engineering Physics Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering physics schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 7
New York 333 128
Maryland 279 0
New Jersey 273 9
Delaware 175 18

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One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Engineering Physics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Engineering Physics Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Engineering & Applied Physics 169

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 7,134
Electrical Engineering 5,045
Civil Engineering 3,272
Biomedical Engineering 2,800
Computer Engineering 2,518
Chemical Engineering 2,516
General Engineering 2,150
Industrial Engineering 1,367
Systems Engineering 1,008
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 876

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