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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Physics in the Southwest Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Southwest Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 12,875 people earned their degree in general physics, making the major the 60th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 983 general physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 168 general physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 26 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general physics. That schools that top this list have a program in general physics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Southwest Region”.

Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Physics in the Southwest Region

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Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Socorro, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s general physics students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Commerce, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s general physics students in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s general physics degrees to qualified students.

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Baylor University
Waco, Texas

Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 14 masters’s general physics degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Rice University
Houston, Texas

Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #5 spot on the list. Rice University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 6 masters’s general physics degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general physics degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.

Full UH Clear Lake General Physics Report

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech University is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 16 masters’s general physics degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s general physics students in 2020-2021.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 9 masters’s general physics degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.

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University of North Texas landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s general physics students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s general physics students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UT Dallas General Physics Report

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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 8 masters’s general physics degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s general physics degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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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Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, Texas

Texas Christian University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. TCU is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s general physics degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

Northern Arizona University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 5 masters’s general physics degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Southern Methodist University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 2 masters’s general physics degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s general physics students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Physics at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

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Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 9 masters’s general physics degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about General Physics at Texas A&M University - College Station

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general physics degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 4 masters’s general physics degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.

Full UT Arlington General Physics Report

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

University of Houston came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Houston is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 2 masters’s general physics degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.

Full UH General Physics Report

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With a ranking of #23, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. UNM is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 1 masters’s general physics degrees in 2020-2021.

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Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, 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 86%.

Read more about General Physics at ASU - Tempe

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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on General Physics at The University of Texas at Austin

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