by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Plains States region, there were 33 engineering physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 33 engineering physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in engineering physics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular engineering physics programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Missouri State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Southeast Missouri State University is a public institution located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southeast Missouri State University Engineering Physics Report
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Hamline University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering physics students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, 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 Kansas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering physics degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Winona, Minnesota, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #5 spot on the list. MSU Moorhead is located in Moorhead, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morningside College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. Located in Sioux City, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering physics students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Minnesota - Duluth is a public institution located in Duluth, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Full University of Minnesota - Duluth Engineering Physics Report
Loras College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Loras is a small school located in Dubuque, Iowa that handed out 0 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Kansas Wesleyan University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Salina, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering physics students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Engineering Physics at Kansas Wesleyan University
Saint Louis University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. SLU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.
Augustana University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Engineering Physics at Augustana University
With a ranking of #8, Simpson College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Indianola, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering physics students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Doane University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Doane University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Crete, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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