2025 Best Engineering & Applied Physics Schools
14
Colleges in the United States
1,044
Applied Physics Degrees Awarded
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.
College Factual reviewed 14 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of engineering & applied physics. Combined, these schools handed out 1,044 degrees in engineering & applied physics to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Engineering & Applied Physics School
Your choice of engineering & applied physics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Engineering & Applied Physics Degree Level
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 & Applied Physics Schools 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 & Applied Physics in the United States
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.
10 Top Schools in Applied Physics
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In NY
43
Applied Physics Degrees Awarded
Columbia University in the City of New York is a good option for students pursuing a degree in engineering & applied physics. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were approximately 43 engineering & applied physics students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in engineering & applied physics from Columbia University in the City of New York
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NY
54
Applied Physics Degrees Awarded
Cornell University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in engineering & applied physics. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were roughly 54 engineering & applied physics students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in engineering & applied physics from Cornell University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MI
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in engineering & applied physics. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were roughly 14 engineering & applied physics students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in engineering & applied physics from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In CO
46
Applied Physics Degrees Awarded
Colorado School of Mines is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in engineering & applied physics. Located in the suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #87 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Mines is a great school overall.
There were approximately 46 engineering & applied physics students who graduated with this degree at Mines in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in engineering & applied physics from Colorado School of Mines
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In CA
UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were about 12 engineering & applied physics students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in engineering & applied physics from University of California - Berkeley
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IL
79
Applied Physics Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #41 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were about 79 engineering & applied physics students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in engineering & applied physics from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In OH
35
Applied Physics Degrees Awarded
Ohio State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Columbus. A Best Colleges rank of #70 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 35 engineering & applied physics students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in engineering & applied physics from Ohio State University - Main Campus
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In FL
36
Applied Physics Degrees Awarded
Located in the small city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 36 engineering & applied physics students who graduated with this degree at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in engineering & applied physics from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In LA
Tulane is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New Orleans. This university ranks 1st out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.
There were approximately 19 engineering & applied physics students who graduated with this degree at Tulane in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in engineering & applied physics from Tulane University of Louisiana
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In CO
CU - Boulder is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Boulder. This university ranks 2nd out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were about 18 engineering & applied physics students who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in engineering & applied physics from University of Colorado Boulder
