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2022 Best Value Physical Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

5 Ranked Colleges
1,299 Degrees Awarded
$13,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Physical Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Physical Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 4,159 people earned their degree in general physical sciences, making the major the 135th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,050 and had an average of $13,137 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,299 general physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,600 and $11,591 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Physical Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in general physical sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general physical sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general physical sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Physical Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for General Physical Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mesa Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Mesa Community College is a public institution located in Mesa, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 198 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mesa Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,789 for Southwest Region Physical Science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Mesa Community College.

Read more about General Physical Sciences at Mesa Community College

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Physical Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 49 ’s physical science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region physical science students whose families make $75-$110k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Tempe is $17,373 for Southwest Region Physical Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

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 ASU - Tempe General Physical Sciences Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Physical Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This small school is located in Gallup, New Mexico, and it awarded 7 ’s physical science degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM Gallup not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus is $10,616 for Southwest Region Physical Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on General Physical Sciences at UNM Gallup

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Physical Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Los Lunas, New Mexico, and it awarded 17 ’s physical science degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM Valencia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus is $11,544 for southwest region physical science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about General Physical Sciences at UNM Valencia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Physical Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This small school is located in Los Alamos, New Mexico, and it awarded 2 ’s physical science degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM Los Alamos also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus is $12,418 for Southwest Region Physical Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about General Physical Sciences at UNM Los Alamos

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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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