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 “Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Engineering & Applied Physics is the 448th most popular major in the country with 994 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Tennessee, there were 8 engineering and applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 engineering and applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,466 and $26,819 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in engineering and applied physics. To top this list, a school must have a successful engineering and applied physics program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee bachelor’s degree applied physics students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Peay State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Austin Peay State University is a public institution located in Clarksville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Austin Peay State University Engineering & Applied Physics Report
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Belmont University landed the #2 spot on the list. Belmont is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 2 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Engineering & Applied Physics at Belmont University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trevecca Nazarene University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s applied physics students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Engineering & Applied Physics at Trevecca Nazarene University
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Christian Brothers University landed the #4 spot on the list. Christian Brothers is a private not-for-profit institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering & Applied Physics at Christian Brothers University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carson - Newman University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Jefferson City, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s applied physics students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Engineering & Applied Physics at Carson - Newman
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in Tennessee for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #4 spot on the list. UT Knoxville is a public institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Engineering & Applied Physics at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
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