Colleges offering it 102
Graduates in 2023-24 659
Typical median debt $24,435
Typical earnings 1 yr after $71,186
Typical earnings 4 yrs after $90,465
Earnings to debt 2.9x
$80,086 to $81,930: 1 programs $81,930 to $83,774: 0 programs $83,774 to $85,617: 0 programs $85,617 to $87,461: 3 programs $87,461 to $89,305: 0 programs $89,305 to $91,149: 2 programs $91,149 to $92,992: 0 programs $92,992 to $94,836: 1 programs $94,836 to $96,680: 0 programs $96,680 to $98,524: 1 programs $98,524 to $100,367: 0 programs $100,367 to $102,211: 1 programs Typical $90,465 $80,086 $102,211 Median earnings four years after graduation at each college's program Colleges where engineering physics graduates earn the most Programs with at least 10 graduates in 2023-24, ranked by median earnings four years after graduation.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign $102,211
Colorado School of Mines $97,497
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach $94,084
Ohio State University-Main Campus $90,938
Fordham University $90,465
Murray State University $86,713
Augustana College $85,993
University of Wisconsin-Platteville $85,901
College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL 87 $64,071 $102,211 $20,500 Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO 71 $74,702 $97,497 $26,500 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL 25 n/a $94,084 $25,615 Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH 18 $77,299 $90,938 n/a Fordham University Bronx, NY 16 n/a $90,465 n/a Murray State University Murray, KY 22 $76,146 $86,713 n/a Augustana College Rock Island, IL 11 n/a $85,993 n/a University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WI 14 $67,671 $85,901 $23,255
Largest engineering physics programs College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL 87 $64,071 $102,211 $20,500 Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO 71 $74,702 $97,497 $26,500 Cornell University Ithaca, NY 31 n/a n/a n/a Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL 25 n/a $94,084 $25,615 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO 23 n/a n/a n/a Murray State University Murray, KY 22 $76,146 $86,713 n/a Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA 19 n/a n/a n/a Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH 18 $77,299 $90,938 n/a Biola University La Mirada, CA 17 n/a n/a n/a Fordham University Bronx, NY 16 n/a $90,465 n/a Siena University Loudonville, NY 15 n/a n/a n/a University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI 15 n/a n/a n/a University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WI 14 $67,671 $85,901 $23,255 Delaware State University Dover, DE 13 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA 12 n/a n/a n/a
Graduate degrees in engineering physics Master's: 21 programs, $105,448 first-year earnings; Doctoral: 13 programs. Compare graduate programs .
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College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL 87 $64,071 $102,211 $20,500 Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO 71 $74,702 $97,497 $26,500 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL 25 n/a $94,084 $25,615 Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH 18 $77,299 $90,938 n/a Fordham University Bronx, NY 16 n/a $90,465 n/a Murray State University Murray, KY 22 $76,146 $86,713 n/a Augustana College Rock Island, IL 11 n/a $85,993 n/a University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WI 14 $67,671 $85,901 $23,255 Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX 4 $64,816 $80,086 n/a Albion College Albion, MI 2 n/a n/a n/a Anderson University Anderson, IN 1 n/a n/a n/a Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ 6 n/a n/a n/a Augustana University Sioux Falls, SD 0 n/a n/a n/a Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN 3 n/a n/a n/a Belmont University Nashville, TN 4 n/a n/a n/a Benedictine College Atchison, KS 0 n/a n/a n/a Biola University La Mirada, CA 17 n/a n/a n/a Boston University Boston, MA 5 n/a n/a n/a CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY 6 n/a n/a n/a Carroll University Waukesha, WI 7 n/a n/a n/a Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH 4 n/a n/a n/a Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY 11 n/a n/a n/a Cornell University Ithaca, NY 31 n/a n/a n/a Dartmouth College Hanover, NH 1 n/a n/a n/a Delaware State University Dover, DE 13 n/a n/a n/a Drew University Madison, NJ 1 n/a n/a n/a Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI 0 n/a n/a n/a Elon University Elon, NC 2 n/a n/a n/a Florida Polytechnic University Lakeland, FL 11 n/a n/a n/a Goshen College Goshen, IN 4 n/a n/a n/a Hamline University Saint Paul, MN 2 n/a n/a n/a Hampden-Sydney College Hampden-Sydney, VA 7 n/a n/a n/a Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL 2 n/a n/a n/a Ithaca College Ithaca, NY 4 n/a n/a n/a John Carroll University University Heights, OH 5 n/a n/a n/a Juniata College Huntingdon, PA 3 n/a n/a n/a Kettering University Flint, MI 5 n/a n/a n/a LeTourneau University Longview, TX 1 n/a n/a n/a Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA 1 n/a n/a n/a Linfield University McMinnville, OR 4 n/a n/a n/a Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a Marian University Indianapolis, IN 7 n/a n/a n/a Marquette University Milwaukee, WI 0 n/a n/a n/a Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH 4 n/a n/a n/a Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI 2 n/a n/a n/a Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN 3 n/a n/a n/a Morehouse College Atlanta, GA 5 n/a n/a n/a Morgan State University Baltimore, MD 5 n/a n/a n/a New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM 6 n/a n/a n/a New York University New York, NY 3 n/a n/a n/a Oglethorpe University Atlanta, GA 1 n/a n/a n/a Oral Roberts University Tulsa, OK 1 n/a n/a n/a Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia, AR 3 n/a n/a n/a Piedmont University Demorest, GA 1 n/a n/a n/a Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA 2 n/a n/a n/a Providence College Providence, RI 1 n/a n/a n/a Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, NC 4 n/a n/a n/a Randolph College Lynchburg, VA 2 n/a n/a n/a Randolph-Macon College Ashland, VA 3 n/a n/a n/a Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN 5 n/a n/a n/a Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO 1 n/a n/a n/a Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona, MN 2 n/a n/a n/a Samford University Birmingham, AL 2 n/a n/a n/a Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a Siena University Loudonville, NY 15 n/a n/a n/a Simpson College Indianola, IA 2 n/a n/a n/a Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO 8 n/a n/a n/a Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford, OK 5 n/a n/a n/a Spring Arbor University Spring Arbor, MI 0 n/a n/a n/a Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ 0 n/a n/a n/a Texas Lutheran University Seguin, TX 1 n/a n/a n/a Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, TN 2 n/a n/a n/a Trinity University San Antonio, TX 2 n/a n/a n/a Tufts University Medford, MA 5 n/a n/a n/a Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA 19 n/a n/a n/a University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 4 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA 12 n/a n/a n/a University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO 23 n/a n/a n/a University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL 0 n/a n/a n/a University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Maine Orono, ME 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA 0 n/a n/a n/a University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI 15 n/a n/a n/a University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV 0 n/a n/a n/a University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK 4 n/a n/a n/a University of St Thomas Houston, TX 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI 3 n/a n/a n/a University of the Pacific Stockton, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a Westminster College New Wilmington, PA 0 n/a n/a n/a Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA 2 n/a n/a n/a Whittier College Whittier, CA 2 n/a n/a n/a Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA 3 n/a n/a n/a Xavier University Cincinnati, OH 1 n/a n/a n/a Yale University New Haven, CT 4 n/a n/a n/a
Frequently asked questions How much do engineering physics majors make? Graduates of the typical engineering physics program earned a median of $71,186 one year after graduation and $90,465 four years after, in 2024 dollars.
Which college has the highest-paid engineering physics graduates? University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where graduates earned a median of $102,211 four years after graduation (programs with at least 10 graduates).
How many colleges offer a engineering physics major? 102 colleges on the College Scorecard awarded bachelor's degrees in engineering physics in 2022-23 or 2023-24.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field of study file, data release of October 15, 2026. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working, not enrolled. One-year figures: graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Four-year figures: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. More on the data .