by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 994 people earned their degree in engineering and applied physics, making the major the 448th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 72 engineering and applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 59 engineering and applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in engineering and applied physics. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in engineering and applied physics.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Lutheran University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region. TLU is located in Seguin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s applied physics degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Engineering & Applied Physics at Texas Lutheran University
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, LeTourneau University landed the #3 spot on the list. LETU is a small school located in Longview, Texas that handed out 2 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Oklahoma State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Weatherford, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s applied physics degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Tulsa. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s applied physics students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, 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.
Read full report on Engineering & Applied Physics at University of Tulsa
University of St. Thomas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UST is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 2 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s applied physics degrees to qualified students.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s applied physics degrees to 5 students 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Full University of Oklahoma Engineering & Applied Physics Report
University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. University of Central Oklahoma is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s applied physics degrees to qualified students.
Northeastern State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tahlequah, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s applied physics degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Arizona landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 4 bachelors’s applied physics degrees 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.
Full University of Arizona Engineering & Applied Physics Report
Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s applied physics degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Engineering & Applied Physics at Arizona State University - Tempe
With a ranking of #13, Trinity University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. Trinity U is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 0 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Engineering & Applied Physics at Trinity University
With a ranking of #13, Oklahoma Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s applied physics students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 Engineering & Applied Physics at Oklahoma Christian University
Tarleton State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s applied physics students in 2020-2021.
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