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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Physical Science Education Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,371 people earned their degree in science education, making the major the 370th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 165 science education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 83 science education graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Physical Science Education Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 18 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in science education. To top this list, a school must have a successful science education program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Physical Science Education Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Science Education Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. ECU is a large school located in Greenville, North Carolina that handed out 15 masters’s physical science education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Science Education at East Carolina University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Piedmont College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Science Education Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Demorest, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s physical science education degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Science Education Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s physical science education students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Science Education Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. UGA is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 11 masters’s physical science education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisville. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Physical Science Education Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. University of Louisville is a large public school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 8 masters’s physical science education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 18 schools in the Most Well Attended Physical Science Education Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physical science education degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.
With a ranking of #7, Nova Southeastern University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Science Education Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Fort Lauderdale, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s physical science education degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 Nova Southeastern University
University of Lynchburg landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Science Education Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Lynchburg is a small school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 3 masters’s physical science education degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of North Carolina at Pembroke ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Physical Science Education Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. UNC Pembroke is located in Pembroke, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s physical science education degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Science Education at University of North Carolina at Pembroke
University of Florida did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Science Education Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 2 masters’s physical science education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
University of Southern Mississippi ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Physical Science Education Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 1 masters’s physical science education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Science Education at University of Southern Mississippi
With a ranking of #11, Florida Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Science Education Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Florida Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Melbourne, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Xavier University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Science Education Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. This small school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 0 masters’s physical science education degrees in 2020-2021.
Salem College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Science Education Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. Salem College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, Columbus State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Science Education Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. CSU is a medium-sized school located in Columbus, Georgia that handed out 0 masters’s physical science education degrees in 2020-2021.
North Carolina State University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Physical Science Education Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physical science education degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Science Education at North Carolina State University
Catawba College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Science Education Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Salisbury, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s physical science education degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
North Greenville University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Physical Science Education Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. North Greenville University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tigerville, South Carolina. It awarded 0 masters’s physical science education degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
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