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Colleges Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings Employment
Applied & Engineering Physics 50 476 76% / 24% 13% $102,794 94%
Engineering Physics 32 222 78% / 22% 8% $107,565 94%
Applied Physics 12 114 82% / 18% 20% $97,844 92%
Photonic Science and Engineering 1 32 62% / 38% 6% $99,354 97%
Optical Engineering 2 27 74% / 26% 44% $100,170 96%
Optical Sciences and Engineering 1 21 62% / 38% 14% $94,289 100%
Engineering Science 1 17 76% / 24% 12% $105,091 90%
Imaging Science 1 17 76% / 24% 0% $90,330 94%
Laser and Optical Engineering 1 12 75% / 25% 8% $110,595 98%
Optics 2 9 56% / 44% 22% $105,646 93%
Photonics and Optical Engineering 1 5 80% / 20% 0% $86,476
Optical Physics 1 0 $83,456

Showing 50 colleges, 11 majors, 476 degrees in this category.

# University Major Degrees ▼ Rank Tier Accept RD Yield Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employ Debt-to-Earn Male/Female White Asian Black Hispanic Intl SAT SAT p25 SAT p75 Submit %
1 Yale Applied Physics 2 4% 53% $149,462 100 +3.19 99 94% — 50% / 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1490 1560 92% —
2 Dartmouth Engineering Physics 4 15 🥉 6% 47% $144,847 99 +2.86 99 — — 50% / 50% 25% 50% 0% 0% 25% 1450 1550 100% —
3 Stanford Engineering Physics 9 2 🥇 4% 70% $134,470 98 +2.13 99 — — 56% / 44% 22% 33% 11% 22% 0% 1530 1570 77% —
4 Columbia Applied Physics 13 6 🥈 4% 46% $134,380 95 +2.12 99 — — 85% / 15% 31% 15% 0% 8% 23% 1520 1560 67% —
5 Brown Engineering Physics 3 6% 45% $131,461 94 +1.91 98 — — 100% / 0% 33% 0% 0% 33% 33% 1480 1550 100% —
6 Cornell Engineering Physics 21 1 🥇 7% 46% $128,096 91 +1.68 98 96% — 67% / 33% 33% 10% 5% 10% 24% 1520 1570 56% —
7 Tufts Engineering Physics 11 11% 27% $119,034 88 +1.03 96 — — 55% / 45% 64% 0% 0% 9% 9% 1470 1520 58% —
8 Santa Clara Engineering Physics 4 48% 13% $116,695 86 +0.87 97 — — 75% / 25% 25% 0% 25% 0% 0% 1340 1470 38% —
9 New York University Engineering Physics 3 10% 32% $115,671 86 +0.80 96 — — 67% / 33% 0% 0% 0% 67% 33% 1490 1550 37% —
10 U. of Michigan - Ann Arbor Engineering Physics 16 3 🥇 14% 45% $114,417 84 +0.71 95 96% — 94% / 6% 63% 19% 0% 0% 13% 1380 1530 73% —
11 Case Western Reserve Engineering Physics 8 13 🥉 35% 10% $112,263 81 +0.55 93 — — 63% / 38% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1450 1520 67% —
12 U. of Rochester Applied Physics 10 7 🥈 42% 9% $111,915 80 +0.53 94 89% — 30% / 70% 50% 20% 0% 10% 10% 1410 1510 22% —
13 U. of Rochester Optics 6 7 🥈 42% 9% $111,915 80 +0.53 94 89% — 83% / 17% 50% 17% 0% 0% 33% 1410 1510 22% —
14 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Laser and Optical Engineering 12 81% 10% $110,595 80 +0.44 95 98% — 75% / 25% 58% 0% 8% 17% 8% 1280 1450 52% —
15 U. of California, Berkeley Engineering Physics 12 4 🥇 16% 46% $109,716 79 +0.37 96 — — 100% / 0% 33% 42% 0% 17% 0% — — — —
16 Lehigh Engineering Physics 0 29% 12% $109,150 78 +0.33 93 — — — — — — — — 1390 1480 43% —
17 U. of Tulsa Engineering Physics 0 75% 21% $108,505 65 +0.29 95 — — — — — — — — 1230 1530 75% —
18 U. of Colorado Boulder Engineering Physics 20 5 🥇 73% 14% $108,230 63 +0.27 96 89% — 95% / 5% 65% 0% 5% 15% 0% 1140 1370 33% —
19 Colorado School of Mines Engineering Physics 49 11 🥉 29% 23% $107,511 56 +0.22 96 95% — 78% / 22% 76% 4% 0% 12% 2% 1330 1480 60% —
20 U. of Rochester Optical Engineering 26 7 🥈 42% 9% $106,654 51 +0.16 92 96% — 73% / 27% 35% 8% 0% 4% 46% 1410 1510 22% —
21 Stevens Institute of Technology Engineering Physics 0 51% 16% $105,610 51 +0.08 92 — — — — — — — — 1380 1470 40% —
22 Kettering Engineering Physics 1 68% 15% $105,398 51 +0.07 94 — — 100% / 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1170 1330 38% —
23 Pennsylvania State Engineering Science 17 12 🥉 55% 16% $105,091 49 +0.05 95 90% — 76% / 24% 82% 6% 0% 0% 12% 1290 1410 34% —
24 U. of Oklahoma - Norman Engineering Physics 6 78% 27% $104,774 46 +0.02 96 — — 83% / 17% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% 1170 1310 65% —
25 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Engineering Physics 6 81% 10% $104,452 46 -0.00 92 — — 50% / 50% 67% 0% 0% 0% 17% 1280 1450 52% —
26 Ohio State Engineering Physics 22 9 🥉 49% 21% $103,029 46 -0.10 94 94% — 91% / 9% 82% 5% 0% 0% 5% 1310 1440 67% —
27 Marquette Engineering Physics 0 78% 14% $102,337 40 -0.15 92 — — — — — — — — 1210 1360 40% —
28 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Engineering Physics 1 62% 13% $101,839 40 -0.19 91 — — 100% / 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1310 1460 95% —
29 U. of Arizona Engineering Physics 7 8 🥈 84% 16% $101,701 40 -0.20 94 — — 86% / 14% 71% 0% 0% 14% 14% 1160 1420 29% —
30 Illinois Institute of Technology Engineering Physics 1 55% 7% $100,906 40 -0.25 92 — — 0% / 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1190 1440 38% —
31 LeTourneau Engineering Physics 0 54% 21% $100,288 40 -0.30 94 — — — — — — — — 1000 1330 100% —
32 Ohio State Optics 3 9 🥉 49% 21% $99,376 40 -0.36 92 97% — 0% / 100% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% 1310 1440 67% —
33 U. of Central Florida Photonic Science and Engineering 32 10 🥉 43% 32% $99,354 37 -0.36 96 97% — 63% / 38% 41% 6% 0% 38% 6% 1230 1350 100% —
34 Brigham Young Applied Physics 24 68% 81% $98,789 31 -0.40 97 93% — 88% / 13% 96% 0% 0% 0% 4% 1300 1430 54% —
35 Arkansas Tech Engineering Physics 0 98% 33% $98,073 28 -0.45 96 — — — — — — — — 910 1160 90% —
36 Loyola Marymount Engineering Physics 1 48% 11% $96,107 22 -0.59 87 — — 100% / 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1270 1410 27% —
37 U. of California, San Diego Engineering Physics 1 19% 20% $95,108 22 -0.66 89 — — 0% / 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% — — — —
38 U. of Arizona Optical Sciences and Engineering 21 8 🥈 84% 16% $94,289 22 -0.72 91 100% — 62% / 38% 57% 10% 0% 14% 14% 1160 1420 29% —
39 Michigan Technological Engineering Physics 6 86% 16% $94,043 21 -0.74 89 — — 83% / 17% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1130 1330 84% —
40 Stonehill Optical Engineering 1 66% 14% $93,686 20 -0.76 87 — — 100% / 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% — — — —
41 U. of New Hampshire Engineering Physics 3 78% 14% $93,135 20 -0.80 91 — — 67% / 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1100 1330 25% —
42 U. of Nevada, Reno Engineering Physics 0 83% 24% $92,919 20 -0.82 93 — — — — — — — — 1070 1280 77% —
43 U. of Illinois Chicago Engineering Physics 6 76% 24% $92,033 19 -0.88 92 — — 83% / 17% 50% 17% 0% 0% 33% 1040 1300 51% —
44 Berry Applied Physics 11 64% 15% $91,407 17 -0.92 89 — — 91% / 9% 82% 9% 0% 9% 0% 1130 1330 19% —
45 Arizona State Applied Physics 1 88% 22% $90,588 16 -0.98 91 — — 100% / 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% — — — —
46 Rochester Institute of Technology Imaging Science 17 67% 9% $90,330 14 -1.00 83 94% — 76% / 24% 82% 12% 0% 6% 0% 1320 1440 49% —
47 University at Buffalo Engineering Physics 1 81% 14% $90,264 12 -1.01 91 — — 100% / 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 1230 1390 29% —
48 Wright State Applied Physics 1 72% 20% $86,828 12 -1.25 90 — — 100% / 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% — — — —
49 Bridgewater State Photonics and Optical Engineering 5 86% 19% $86,476 11 -1.27 92 — — 80% / 20% 60% 0% 20% 0% 0% — — — —
50 Piedmont Applied Physics 1 67% 14% $86,167 11 -1.30 88 — — 100% / 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1040 1240 35% —
51 U. of California, Irvine Applied Physics 24 55% 18% $85,355 8 -1.35 83 94% — 92% / 8% 8% 29% 0% 13% 46% — — — —
52 U. of Connecticut Applied Physics 2 54% 13% $83,965 5 -1.45 83 94% — 100% / 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% 1270 1420 39% —
53 Saginaw Valley State Optical Physics 0 78% 15% $83,456 5 -1.49 86 — — — — — — — — 930 1170 87% —
54 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Applied Physics 4 14 🥉 63% 11% $78,520 5 -1.84 66 88% — 100% / 0% 50% 25% 0% 0% 25% 1390 1500 66% —
55 U. of California, Davis Applied Physics 21 60% 14% $76,751 2 -1.96 73 93% — 76% / 24% 29% 19% 0% 24% 24% — — — —