by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Science Education is the 370th most popular major in the country with 1,371 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 86 science education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 28 science education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in science education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their science education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Far Western US Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree physical science education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. CWU is a public institution located in Ellensburg, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Washington University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Far Western US Region. Bellingham, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s physical science education degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Washington University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Far Western US Region. EWU is a fairly large school located in Cheney, Washington that handed out 4 bachelors’s physical science education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Santa Cruz, California, this fairly large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physical science education students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Science Education at University of California - Santa Cruz
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. UNLV is a public institution located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Science Education at University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Nevada State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #6. Nevada State College is a medium-sized public school situated in Henderson, Nevada. It awarded 0 bachelors’s physical science education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Western Oregon University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Western Oregon University is a small school located in Monmouth, Oregon that handed out 0 bachelors’s physical science education degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physical science education students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Heritage University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Far Western US Region list. Heritage University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Toppenish, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Brigham Young University - Hawaii did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #6. Laie, Hawaii 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 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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