by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Other Physics Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Other Physics is the 596th most popular major in the country with 467 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 24 other physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Other Physics Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in other physics. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their other physics program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The other physics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools Highly Focused on Other Physics Major in the Southwest Region”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Other Physics Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Other Physics Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott landed the #1 spot on the list. Embry-Riddle Prescott is a small school located in Prescott, Arizona that handed out 14 ’s other physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Other Physics Major in the Southwest Region. Rice University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
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