by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Science Education is the 370th most popular major in the country with 1,371 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 49 science education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 science education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 25 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in science education. That schools that top this list have a program in science education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree physical science education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dine College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Dine College is a public institution located in Tsaile, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma Baptist University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma Baptist University is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s physical science education degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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 Oklahoma Baptist University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma Christian University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Edmond, Oklahoma 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 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, 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 Hardin - Simmons University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Southwest Region. Hardin - Simmons University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Abilene, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Southwestern Oklahoma State University is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s physical science education degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Science Education at Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Oral Roberts University 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 Southwest Region ranking. Oral Roberts University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It awarded 1 bachelors’s physical science education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Science Education at Oral Roberts University
Houston Baptist University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston Baptist University is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 1 bachelors’s physical science education degrees in 2020-2021.
Wayland Baptist University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Wayland Baptist University is a small school located in Plainview, Texas that handed out 1 bachelors’s physical science education degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Northeastern State University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Southwest Region list. NSU is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s physical science education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Central Oklahoma ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Central Oklahoma is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 1 bachelors’s physical science education degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Central Oklahoma Science Education Report
Texas Christian University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Southwest Region list. TCU is a fairly large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 1 bachelors’s physical science education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 2 bachelors’s physical science education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Science Education at University of Oklahoma
University of Arizona came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physical science education students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #13, Texas College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Tyler, Texas, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s physical science education degrees in 2020-2021.
Baylor University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s physical science education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Dallas Baptist University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Dallas Baptist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s physical science education degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Science Education at Dallas Baptist University
LeTourneau University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Longview, 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 0 students in 2020-2021.
East Texas Baptist University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Marshall, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physical science education students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Science Education at East Texas Baptist University
Northwestern Oklahoma State University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Alva, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s physical science education degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Science Education at Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Abilene Christian University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Abilene, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physical science education students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Paul Quinn College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Paul Quinn College is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 0 bachelors’s physical science education degrees in 2020-2021.
Southern Nazarene University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. SNU is a small school located in Bethany, Oklahoma that handed out 0 bachelors’s physical science education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 more about Science Education at Southern Nazarene University
The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Southwest Region list. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s physical science education degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Science Education at The University of Texas at El Paso
With a ranking of #13, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physical science education students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Western New Mexico University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Silver City, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s physical science education degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Science Education at Western New Mexico University
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