Engineering Physics is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #185 out of the 363 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.
There was only one school in Illinois to review for the 2025 Best Engineering Physics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Bachelor's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..
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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Engineering Physics in Illinois
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in engineering physics.
Top Illinois Schools for a Bachelor's in Engineering Physics
It is difficult to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in engineering physics. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Champaign.
Bachelor's recipients from the engineering physics major at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign make $5,070 above the standard graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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