2024 Best Engineering Physics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Engineering Physics isn't the most popular doctorate program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #141 in popularity out of 306 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Engineering Physics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 17 doctor's degrees in engineering physics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on engineering physics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of engineering physics students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for engineering physics to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized engineering physics related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for engineering physics students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The engineering physics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Engineering Physics Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Engineering Physics in the Middle Atlantic Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in engineering physics.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Doctorate in Engineering Physics

1

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

6 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you wish to pursue a doctor's 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.More information about a doctorate in engineering physics from Columbia University in the City of New York

2

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

11 Annual Graduates

Cornell University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in engineering physics. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca.More information about a doctorate in engineering physics from Cornell 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
New York	174	17
New Jersey	115	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Engineering Physics

Engineering Physics is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Engineering Physics Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Engineering & Applied Physics	17

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	361
Mechanical Engineering	276
Chemical Engineering	231
Biomedical Engineering	205
Civil Engineering	141
Materials Engineering	103
General Engineering	69
Industrial Engineering	56
Operations Research	34
Computer Engineering	27

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA. More about our data sources and methodologies.