2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computational Science in the Southwest Region

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Computational Science is the 380th most popular major in the country with 1,360 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southwest region, there were 142 computational science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 computational science graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in computational science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in computational science.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree scientific computing students.

Top 4 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computational Science in the Southwest Region

1

The University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, Texas

Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #1 spot on the list. UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s scientific computing degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Computational Science at UTEP

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The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas

#6 overall quality in Southwest

Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s scientific computing students 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Computational Science at The University of Texas at Austin

3

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Norman, Oklahoma

#20 overall quality in Southwest

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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 53 doctorate’s scientific computing 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Computational Science at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

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Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, Arizona

#14 overall quality in Southwest

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Scientific Computing Major in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Computational Science 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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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