2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Physics in the Southwest Region
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In 2019-2020, 13,287 people earned their degree in general physics, making the major the 57th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,052 general physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 630 general physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 24 colleges that offer a degree in general physics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general physics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general physics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region.
Top 24 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Physics in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tarleton State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Tarleton State University is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 4 bachelors’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.
Tarleton also made our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #12. The yearly cost to attend Tarleton is $18,979 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Physics students.
Out of the 24 schools in the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s general physics degrees to qualified students.
UT Rio Grande Valley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $4,514 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general physics students per year to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 24 schools in the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #3 spot on the list. UTSA is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 26 bachelors’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTSA, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,853 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general physics students per year to attend UTSA.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s general physics degrees to qualified students.
Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $17,571 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Physics students per year to attend Texas Tech University.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of North Texas is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s general physics degrees to qualified students.
UNT also took the #11 spot in our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNT is $15,086 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Physics students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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University of Houston did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. University of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s general physics degrees to qualified students.
UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UH is $12,838 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Physics students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Texas State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Texas State is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 15 bachelors’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree general physics students list, Texas State has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State is $15,230 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Physics students.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. OSU is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 9 bachelors’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.
OSU also made our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $14,648 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general physics students per year to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Sam Houston State University is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree general physics students list, SHSU has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,617 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general physics students per year to attend Sam Houston State University.
Northern Arizona University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Northern Arizona University is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s general physics degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NAU, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northern Arizona University is $12,915 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general physics students.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general physics students in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Oklahoma is $21,145 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general physics students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general physics degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $8,659 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Physics students per year to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus.
The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at El Paso is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UTEP also took the #20 spot in our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,920 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Physics students per year to attend The University of Texas at El Paso.
Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 57 bachelors’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $11,706 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general physics students per year to attend Arizona State University - Tempe.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 28 bachelors’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree general physics students list, UT Arlington has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Arlington is $14,246 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general physics students.
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University of Arizona ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 39 bachelors’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $15,016 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Physics students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Stephen F Austin State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.
SFASU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,723 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Physics students per year to attend SFASU.
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With a ranking of #18, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 87 bachelors’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Austin is $18,023 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Physics students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s general physics degrees to qualified students.
UNM also took the #22 spot in our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,446 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Physics students per year to attend UNM.
Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus General Physics Report
With a ranking of #20, Texas Southern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. TSU is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 1 bachelors’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at TSU, the school also landed the #24 spot in our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for TSU is $19,430 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general physics students.
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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 37 bachelors’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M College Station also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - College Station is $19,057 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general physics students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general physics degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.
UT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Dallas is $15,232 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general physics students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.9% 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 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #23, Baylor University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Baylor University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Baylor also made our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $36,039 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Physics students per year to attend Baylor.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low 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%.
Texas Christian University landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
TCU also made our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #18. It costs about $36,811 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Physics students per year to attend Texas Christian University.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
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- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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