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Cornell University BS in Engineering Physics

26 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$75,889 Average Salary

The 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 Cornell University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in engineering physics, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the Cornell BS in Engineering Physics

#1 in the U.S
#1 in New York

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. According to College Factual's most recent rankings, Cornell is the best school in the United States for engineering physics majors working on their bachelor's degree. It is also ranked #1 in New York.

Here are some of the other rankings for Cornell.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics (Income $30-$48k) 1
Best Engineering Physics Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 1
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics (Income $48-$75k) 1
Best Engineering Physics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 1
Best Engineering Physics Schools 1
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Engineering Physics Graduates 1
Best Engineering Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools 1
Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
Best Engineering Physics Master’s Degree Schools 1
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics 1
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics (Income $75-$110k) 2
Most Popular Colleges for Engineering Physics 2
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics 2
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics (Income $0-$30k) 2
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics (Income $75-$110k) 2
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Physics Graduates 2
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics 2
Best Value Colleges for Engineering Physics (Income $48-$75k) 3
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics 3
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics (Income $48-$75k) 3
Highest Paid Engineering Physics Graduates 3
Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 4
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics (Income $0-$30k) 4
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics (Income $75-$110k) 4
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics (Income $30-$48k) 4
Best Value Colleges for Engineering Physics (Income $75-$110k) 4
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics (Income $0-$30k) 4
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Engineering Physics Graduates 4
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics (Income $30-$48k) 4
Best Value Colleges for Engineering Physics (Income $30-$48k) 4
Best Engineering Physics Colleges for Veterans 4
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics (With Aid) 5
Best Value Colleges for Engineering Physics (Income $0-$30k) 5
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics 5
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics 6
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics (With Aid) 6
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics (Income $48-$75k) 6
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics 6
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics (Income Over $110k) 8
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics (With Aid) 10
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics (Income Over $110k) 13
Best Value Colleges for Engineering Physics (With Aid) 15
Most Focused Colleges for Engineering Physics 21
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics 31
Best Value Colleges for Engineering Physics 31
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics (Income Over $110k) 39
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics 44
Best Value Colleges for Engineering Physics (Income Over $110k) 45

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Engineering Physics from Cornell Cost?

$59,282 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Cornell Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Cornell was $1,575 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $58,586 $58,586
Fees $696 $696
Books and Supplies $990 $990
On Campus Room and Board $15,756 $15,756
On Campus Other Expenses $2,964 $2,964

Learn more about Cornell tuition and fees.

How Much Can You Make With a BS in Engineering Physics From Cornell?

$75,889 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

engineering physics who receive their bachelor’s degree from Cornell make an average of $75,889 a year during the early days of their career. That is 27% higher than the national average of $59,675.

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Does Cornell Offer an Online BS in Engineering Physics?

Online degrees for the Cornell 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 Cornell Online Learning page.

Cornell Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Engineering Physics

26 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
15.4% Women
38.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 26 students received their bachelor’s degree in engineering physics. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 15.4% of the students who received their BS in engineering physics in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 18.7%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in engineering physics at Cornell in 2019-2020, 38.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 9
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

BS in Engineering Physics Focus Areas at Cornell

Engineering Physics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Engineering & Applied Physics 26

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to engineering physics.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Engineering 10
Agricultural Engineering 32
Biomedical Engineering 48
Chemical Engineering 61
Civil Engineering 37

View All Engineering Physics Related Majors >

References

*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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