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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 5 engineering and applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering and applied physics. That schools that top this list have a program in engineering and applied physics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The applied physics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree applied physics students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region. University of Central Oklahoma is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 3 masters’s applied physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Central Oklahoma Engineering & Applied Physics Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. Rice is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s applied physics degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Tulsa. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Tulsa is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 4 masters’s applied physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s applied physics 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%.
Read more about Engineering & Applied Physics at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
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