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 Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
Engineering Physics is the 244th most popular major in the country with 994 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 5 engineering physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in engineering physics. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in engineering physics.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree engineering 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 Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region. UCO is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #2 spot on the list. Rice University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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 Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering physics students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 1.5%, 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 Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering physics students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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