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2023 Most Popular Colleges for Physics and Astronomy in the Southeast Region

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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Physics and Astronomy Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

To top this list, a school must have a successful physics and astronomy program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Physics and Astronomy Major in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region physics and astronomy students.

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Physics and Astronomy Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 38 diplomas to qualified ’s physics and astronomy students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.

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