by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 2,214 people earned their degree in natural sciences, making the major the 208th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, natural sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,745 and had an average of $18,648 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 941 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.
This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in natural sciences.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southwest Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 1 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southwest Region 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 1 doctorate’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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