2024 Best General Physics Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
13
Colleges in the Southwest Region
168
Master's Degrees
If you pursue a master's degree in
general physics, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #99 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 13 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Physics Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 168 master's degrees in general physics to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great General Physics School for Your Master's Degree
The general physics master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality general physics program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general physics students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - How many other general physics students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
- Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general physics related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general physics students working on their master's degree.
More Ways to Rank General Physics Schools
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Physics Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.