Engineering Physics: What is & what are the best schools for EP?

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<p>Hello Everyone
I am currently a senior looking at different colleges. While I was certain that a mechanical engineering major was what I wanted to study, I recently came across this major (engineering physics) and I realized that it might be more to my taste. I've done some web searches, and basically all I found out was that this major offers a mixture between engineering and physics (duh). What projects will a person in this major typically be working on? What makes this different from other engineering fields? I am interested in inventing and working on what some might call "futuristic technology". Will EP be a better major than ME for this purpose?</p>

<p>In addition I was looking for the best schools in this field and found Cornell, Stanford, Harvard, Princeton, Brown and MIT all have fairly good programs (although I was unable to find the exact major or concentration on MIT's list of majors). I am wondering whether anyone can give their take on these schools, as well as maybe add one or two more. I realize that US News has rankings for this major, but I dont think that they are particularly acurate. If anyone can offer their experience within a particular school's EP major, that would be greatly appreciated. </p>

<p>Any help is appreciated
Thank You</p>

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<p>Engineering Physics programs often have a lot of flexibility in what engineering courses the student chooses to take. The rules for accreditation by ABET are pretty straightforward and boil down to having a certain number of engineering courses and a capstone design course. Some schools have Applied Physics degrees which are virtually the same but generally not accredited by ABET and thus not called Engineering Physics. With and EP degree, you can compete for engineering jobs and likely sit for P.E. exams, however the additional physics gives you a more general background that some employers very much appreciate.</p>

<p>Rankings mean little, what you need to know is if the Program is accredited by ABET.</p>