2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics in California

Engineering Physicsmaster's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #223 out of the 326 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in California to determine which ones were the most popular for engineering physics students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 52 master's degrees in engineering physics to qualified students.

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

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in engineering physics matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics in California ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for engineering physics, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. 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

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for engineering physics.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Engineering Physics in California

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

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

1

Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey, CA

33 Annual Master's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Naval Postgraduate School if you want to pursue a master's degree in engineering physics. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public school with a small student population.

There were about 33 engineering physics individuals who graduated with this degree at Naval Postgraduate School in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in engineering physics from Naval Postgraduate School

2

California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA

10 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

California Institute of Technology is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in engineering physics. Caltech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pasadena. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in engineering physics in California.

There were about 10 engineering physics students who graduated with this degree at Caltech in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in engineering physics from California Institute of Technology

3

University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

9 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of California - San Diego if you wish to pursue a master's degree in engineering physics. UCSD is a very large public university located in the city of La Jolla. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in engineering physics in California.

There were roughly 9 engineering physics students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in engineering physics from University of California - San Diego

4

University of California - Davis
Davis, CA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of California - Davis if you wish to pursue a master's degree in engineering physics. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a master’s in engineering physics from University of California - Davis

Best Engineering Physics Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Engineering Physics Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded

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Rankings in Majors Related to Engineering Physics

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

Majors Similar to Engineering Physics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	1,907
Computer Engineering	1,297
Civil Engineering	1,002
Mechanical Engineering	985
Biomedical Engineering	506
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	330
Other Engineering	292
Operations Research	262
Systems Engineering	252
General Engineering	241

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.