by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended 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.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Physical Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in general physical sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular general physical sciences programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Physical Science Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Richard Bland College of William and Mary. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Richard Bland College of William and Mary is a small public school situated in South Prince George, Virginia. It awarded 157 ’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized school located in Perkinston, Mississippi that handed out 34 ’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Physical Sciences at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified ’s physical science students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Arkansas at Little Rock General Physical Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Covenant College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Covenant is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lookout Mountain, Georgia. It awarded 10 ’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Physical Sciences at Covenant College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Southern University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Physical Science Major in the Southeast Region. GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s physical science degrees to qualified students.
Emory University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Physical Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Emory University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 4 ’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.
With a ranking of #7, Auburn University at Montgomery did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified ’s physical science students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Physical Sciences at Auburn University at Montgomery
Marshall University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Marshall University is located in Huntington, West Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s physical science degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Physical Sciences at Marshall University
Bethany College West Virginia did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Bethany, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s physical science degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Physical Sciences at Bethany College West Virginia
Northwestern State University of Louisiana came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Physical Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Natchitoches, Louisiana, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified ’s physical science students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Physical Sciences at Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Andrew College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Andrew College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cuthbert, Georgia. It awarded 1 ’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Western Kentucky University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Physical Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Western Kentucky University is a fairly large public school situated in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It awarded 1 ’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Western Kentucky University General Physical Sciences Report
Wheeling University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Physical Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Wheeling University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wheeling, West Virginia. It awarded 0 ’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Physical Sciences at Wheeling University
Mississippi University for Women came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Physical Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Columbus, Mississippi, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified ’s physical science students in 2020-2021.
Arkansas Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Arkansas Tech University is a medium-sized school located in Russellville, Arkansas that handed out 0 ’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Regent University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Physical Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 0 ’s physical science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Physical Sciences at Regent University
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