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2022 Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

10 Ranked Colleges
18 Degrees Awarded
$18,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Science Education is the 361st most popular major in the country with 1,248 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 53 science education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 science education graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in science education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great science education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the science education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree physical science education students with aid.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Science Education in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s physical science education degrees in 2019-2020.

NSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Northeastern State University is $9,994 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Science Education students with aid.

Read more about Science Education at NSU

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Northwestern Oklahoma State University is a public institution located in Alva, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree physical science education students with aid list, NWOSU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,791 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Science Education students with aid per year to attend NWOSU.

Read more about Science Education at Northwestern Oklahoma State University

#3

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Northern Arizona University is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 1 bachelors’s physical science education degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU also made our “Best Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Northern Arizona University is $12,915 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Science Education students with aid.

Full Northern Arizona University Science Education Report

#4

MSU Texas

Wichita Falls, Texas
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, MSU Texas landed the #4 spot on the list. MSU Texas is a medium-sized school located in Wichita Falls, Texas that handed out 1 bachelors’s physical science education degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Texas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for MSU Texas is $10,045 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Science Education students with aid.

Read more about Science Education at MSU Texas

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Oklahoma. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s physical science education degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree physical science education students with aid list, UCO has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Oklahoma is $16,562 for southwest region bachelor’s degree physical science education students with aid.

Full University of Central Oklahoma Science Education Report

#2 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Oklahoma is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also made our “Best Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for University of Oklahoma is $21,145 for southwest region bachelor’s degree physical science education students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Science Education Report

#8 in overall quality

Houston Baptist University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Houston Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 1 bachelors’s physical science education degrees in 2019-2020.

HBU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for HBU is $19,962 for southwest region bachelor’s degree physical science education students with aid.

Full HBU Science Education Report

#8

Oklahoma Baptist University

Shawnee, Oklahoma
#5 in overall quality

Oklahoma Baptist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. OBU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Shawnee, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree physical science education students with aid list, OBU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma Baptist University is $21,446 for southwest region bachelor’s degree physical science education students with aid.

Read more about Science Education at OBU

#9

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, Texas
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Wayland Baptist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Plainview, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physical science education degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Wayland Baptist University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Wayland Baptist University is $25,152 for southwest region bachelor’s degree physical science education students with aid.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Science Education at Wayland Baptist University

#10

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Baylor University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physical Science Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s physical science education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree physical science education students with aid list, Baylor has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Baylor is $36,039 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Physical Science Education students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Full Baylor Science Education Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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