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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in the Southeast Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in the Southeast Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 3,823 people earned their degree in general physical sciences, making the major the 144th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,561 and had an average of $12,761 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 239 general physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,038 and $12,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 general physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in general physical sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general physical sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in the Southeast Region”.

Top 9 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Physical Sciences in the Southeast Region

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Covenant College
Lookout Mountain, Georgia

Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Covenant College landed the #1 spot on the list. Covenant is located in Lookout Mountain, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s physical science degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.

Read full report on General Physical Sciences at Covenant College

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Bethany College West Virginia
Bethany, West Virginia

Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethany College West Virginia landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Bethany, West Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s physical science students in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Physical Sciences at Bethany College West Virginia

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Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University at Montgomery landed the #3 spot on the list. Auburn University at Montgomery is a public institution located in Montgomery, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Physical Sciences at AUM

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Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Emory is a fairly large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 4 bachelors’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read full report on General Physical Sciences at Emory University

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Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern State University of Louisiana landed the #5 spot on the list. Natchitoches, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s physical science degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Physical Sciences at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

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Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Western Kentucky University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Western Kentucky University is a fairly large public school situated in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It awarded 1 bachelors’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Western Kentucky University General Physical Sciences Report

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Wheeling University
Wheeling, West Virginia

Wheeling University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Wheeling, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physical science degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.

Read more about General Physical Sciences at Wheeling University

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Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, Arkansas

Arkansas Tech University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Arkansas Tech University is a medium-sized public school situated in Russellville, Arkansas. It awarded 0 bachelors’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Physical Sciences at ATU

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Mississippi University for Women
Columbus, Mississippi

Mississippi University for Women ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Science Major in the Southeast Region list. MUW is a small school located in Columbus, Mississippi that handed out 0 bachelors’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Physical Sciences at MUW

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