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.
There was only one school in Illinois to review for the 2025 Best Engineering Physics Schools in Illinois ranking.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Engineering Physics Schools in Illinois list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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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.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in engineering physics. UIUC is a very large public university located in the small city of Champaign.
Graduates who receive their degree from the engineering physics program make an average of $64,304 in their early career salary.
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).
