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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 “Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Southeast 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 Southeast region, there were 121 engineering physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,792 and $21,626 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 25 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering physics. To top this list, a school must have a successful engineering physics program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Southeast Region list. Murray State is a public institution located in Murray, Kentucky. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 29 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tulane University of Louisiana. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Southeast Region. Tulane is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 28 ’s engineering physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 25 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach landed the #3 spot on the list. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit institution located in Daytona Beach, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morehouse College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Southeast Region list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s engineering physics degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 25 schools in the Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Randolph - Macon College landed the #5 spot on the list. Randolph - Macon is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Ashland, Virginia. It awarded 8 ’s engineering physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Austin Peay State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Austin Peay State University is a medium-sized school located in Clarksville, Tennessee that handed out 4 ’s engineering physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Austin Peay State University Engineering Physics Report
Hampden - Sydney College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Hampden - Sydney is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hampden-Sydney, Virginia. It awarded 4 ’s engineering physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Oglethorpe University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Oglethorpe University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 4 ’s engineering physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Trevecca Nazarene University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering physics students in 2020-2021.
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Elon University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Elon University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Elon, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Piedmont College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Southeast Region list. Demorest, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s engineering physics degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
Belmont University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Belmont University is a medium-sized school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 2 ’s engineering 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%.
With a ranking of #13, University of Central Arkansas did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 1 ’s engineering physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Randolph College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Randolph is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. University of Virginia is a public institution located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Jacksonville University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Southeast Region list. JU is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s engineering physics degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #13, Arkansas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Russellville, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering physics students in 2020-2021.
Carson - Newman University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Carson - Newman is a small school located in Jefferson City, Tennessee that handed out 0 ’s engineering physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.
Benedict College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. This small school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 0 ’s engineering physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Eckerd College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Southeast Region list. Saint Petersburg, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s engineering physics degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Queens University of Charlotte landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Queens University of Charlotte is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 0 ’s engineering physics degrees 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #18, Ouachita Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, and it awarded 0 ’s engineering physics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, Christian Brothers University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Southeast Region list. Christian Brothers University is a small school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 0 ’s engineering physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Christian Brothers University Engineering Physics Report
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 0 ’s engineering physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #18, Florida Polytechnic University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Engineering Physics Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida Polytechnic University is located in Lakeland, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s engineering physics degrees to qualified students.
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