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

If you're seeking a Master's Degree in engineering physics, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #223 one in the country in terms of popularity.As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of engineering physics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1 master's degrees in engineering physics during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

Below you'll see a list of 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

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Northwestern University is a popular decision for students pursuing a master's degree in engineering physics. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in engineering physics in Illinois. More information about a master’s in engineering physics from Northwestern University

2

Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL

Illinois Institute of Technology is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in engineering physics. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago. More information about a master’s in engineering physics from Illinois Institute of Technology

Best Engineering Physics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	195	10

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Engineering Physics Related Rankings by Major

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	419
Civil Engineering	322
Mechanical Engineering	281
Other Engineering	132
Industrial Engineering	129
Biomedical Engineering	98
Chemical Engineering	81
Operations Research	66
Computer Engineering	62
Materials Engineering	45

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.