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

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.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Engineering Physics in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 32 master's degrees in engineering physics during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

The engineering physics master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. 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 New York ranking.

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.

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

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

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

16 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Cornell University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in engineering physics. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell 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 New York.

There were approximately 16 engineering physics students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in engineering physics from Cornell University

2

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

15 Annual Master'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 master's degree in engineering physics. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in engineering physics in New York.

There were approximately 15 engineering physics students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in engineering physics from Columbia University in the City of New York

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New York University
New York, NY

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

New York University is a popular option for students pursuing a master's degree in engineering physics. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in engineering physics in New York.

There were about 1 engineering physics students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in engineering physics from New York University

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in engineering physics. Located in the small city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. More information about a master’s in engineering physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Best Engineering Physics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New Jersey	178	12

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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	911
Mechanical Engineering	710
Operations Research	523
Industrial Engineering	424
Biomedical Engineering	364
Computer Engineering	331
Civil Engineering	328
Chemical Engineering	204
Systems Engineering	132
Environmental Engineering	100

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.