2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics in Illinois

Engineering Physics isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #181 in popularity out of 338 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics in Illinois ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 94 bachelor's degrees in engineering physics to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Engineering Physics School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in engineering physics matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics in Illinois ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality engineering physics program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Engineering Physics Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for engineering physics.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Engineering Physics in Illinois

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for engineering physics students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Engineering Physics Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

77 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

$73,900 Median Salary

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a popular option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in engineering physics. UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in engineering physics in Illinois.

There were about 77 engineering physics individuals who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the engineering physics program report average early career income of $73,900.

More information about a bachelor’s in engineering physics from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2

Augustana College
Rock Island, IL

12 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Augustana College if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in engineering physics. Located in the city of Rock Island, Augustana is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were roughly 12 engineering physics students who graduated with this degree at Augustana in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in engineering physics from Augustana College

3

University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

3 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IL

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in engineering physics has to check out University of Illinois at Chicago. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in engineering physics in Illinois.

There were roughly 3 engineering physics individuals who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in engineering physics from University of Illinois at Chicago

4

Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL

2 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Illinois Institute of Technology is a popular option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in engineering physics. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in engineering physics in Illinois.

There were approximately 2 engineering physics students who graduated with this degree at Illinois Tech in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in engineering physics from Illinois Institute of Technology

5

Bradley University
Peoria, IL

Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Peoria. More information about a bachelor’s in engineering physics from Bradley University

Best Engineering Physics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Physics Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	255	28
Ohio	246	39
Indiana	227	14
Wisconsin	209	31

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Engineering Physics Related Rankings by Major

One of 40 majors within the Engineering area of study, Engineering Physics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering Physics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	861
Electrical Engineering	554
Computer Engineering	535
Civil Engineering	402
Chemical Engineering	311
Industrial Engineering	241
Biomedical Engineering	222
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	121
Agricultural Engineering	108
Materials Engineering	106

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.