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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 994 people earned their degree in engineering physics, making the major the 244th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, engineering physics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $53,863 and had an average of $25,114 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 72 engineering physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $31,500 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 59 engineering 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 Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in engineering physics. That schools that top this list have a program in engineering physics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree engineering physics students.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Lutheran University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Seguin, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering physics students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephen F Austin State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. SFASU is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 21 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Engineering Physics at Stephen F Austin State University
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, LeTourneau University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Longview, Texas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering 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. Located in Weatherford, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering physics 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 Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #6, University of St. Thomas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. University of St. Thomas is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 2 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees 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%.
Read full report on Engineering Physics at University of St. Thomas
New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering physics degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read more about Engineering Physics at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
University of Central Oklahoma landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s engineering 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 Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees 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%.
Full Northeastern State University Engineering Physics Report
University of Arizona ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 4 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #12, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
Read more about Engineering Physics at Arizona State University - Tempe
Trinity University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Trinity U is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 0 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Oklahoma Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees 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%.
Tarleton State University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. Tarleton is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 0 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees in 2020-2021.
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