2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics in New York

Engineering Physics is about average in terms of popularity for doctor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #124 out of the 295 majors across the country that we analyze each year. 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.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in New York to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of engineering physics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 16 doctor's degrees in engineering physics during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

The engineering physics doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics in New York ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

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. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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. Plus, you can view our other rankings for engineering physics.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Engineering Physics in New York

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in engineering physics.

Most Well Attended Schools for Engineering Physics Students Working on Their Doctorate

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Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

12 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Cornell University is a popular option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in engineering physics. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in engineering physics in New York.

There were about 12 engineering physics students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in engineering physics from Cornell University

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

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Columbia University in the City of New York if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in engineering physics. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in engineering physics in New York.

There were roughly 4 engineering physics students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in engineering physics from Columbia University in the City of New York

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in engineering physics. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy. More information about a doctorate in engineering physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Best Engineering Physics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded

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Rankings in Majors Related to Engineering Physics

Engineering Physics is one of 40 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering Physics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	149
Mechanical Engineering	97
Chemical Engineering	77
Biomedical Engineering	73
Civil Engineering	57
Materials Engineering	32
Industrial Engineering	28
Operations Research	27
Other Engineering	23
Environmental Engineering	15

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.