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2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physics and Astronomy in the Southeast Region

1 Ranked Colleges
14 Degrees Awarded
$36,000 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Physics and Astronomy Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate

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Physics and Astronomy is the 356th most popular major in the country with 38 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, physics and astronomy graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $0 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 38 physics and astronomy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 physics and astronomy graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,087 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in physics and astronomy.

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Most Well Attended Physics and Astronomy Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Physics and Astronomy Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate”.

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Physics and Astronomy Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate list. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s physics and astronomy students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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