2022 Best Value Colleges for Health/Medical Physics (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Health/Medical Physics is the 789th most popular major in the country with 231 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 36 health/medical physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in health/medical physics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality health/medical physics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the health/medical physics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region health/medical physics students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Health/Medical Physics (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$20,200 Average Net Price

$44,160 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 2 ’s health/medical physics degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #1 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $20,200 for Southwest Region Health/Medical Physics students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Health/Medical Physics at University of Arizona

#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$18,920 Average Net Price

$41,938 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 20 ’s health/medical physics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Health/Medical Physics Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $18,920 for Southwest Region Health/Medical Physics students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full UNM Health/Medical Physics Report

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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