2024 Best Engineering & Applied Physics Schools in the Southwest Region
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Colleges in the Southwest Region
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Applied Physics Degrees Awarded
A degree in
engineering & applied physics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #448 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 9 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Engineering & Applied Physics Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 72 degrees in engineering & applied physics to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Engineering & Applied Physics School
The applied physics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Engineering & Applied Physics rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for engineering & applied physics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Engineering & Applied Physics Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Engineering & Applied Physics Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Engineering & Applied Physics in the Southwest Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the applied physics degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Southwest Region Schools in Applied Physics
Every student pursuing a degree in engineering & applied physics has to take a look at Rice University. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rice is a great university overall.
There were approximately 10 engineering & applied physics students who graduated with this degree at Rice in the most recent year we have data available.
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Most Popular In OK
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in engineering & applied physics. University of Oklahoma is a very large public university located in the suburb of Norman. A Best Colleges rank of #140 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Oklahoma is a great university overall.
There were about 5 engineering & applied physics students who graduated with this degree at University of Oklahoma in the most recent year we have data available.
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Highest Degree Type
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Most Popular In AZ
University of Arizona is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in engineering & applied physics. University of Arizona is a very large public university located in the large city of Tucson. A Best Colleges rank of #133 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.
There were about 4 engineering & applied physics students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent year we have data available.
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Every student pursuing a degree in engineering & applied physics needs to look into University of Tulsa. Located in the large city of Tulsa, University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 32 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were about 4 engineering & applied physics students who graduated with this degree at University of Tulsa in the most recent data year.
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Most Popular In AZ
Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were roughly 3 engineering & applied physics students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available.
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