by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 13,674 people earned their degree in physics, making the major the 68th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, physics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,960 and had an average of $22,756 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,129 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,678 and $23,847 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 69 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 37 colleges that offer a degree in physics. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their physics program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 37 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona Western College landed the #1 spot on the list. Yuma, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physics degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dine College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tsaile, Arizona, this small public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s physics students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Arizona College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Southwest Region. Eastern Arizona College is located in Thatcher, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s physics degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rogers State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. Claremore, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physics degrees to 2 students 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tyler Junior College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large public school situated in Tyler, Texas. It awarded 4 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Cochise County Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. Sierra Vista, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physics degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Cochise County Community College District Physics Report
With a ranking of #7, Amarillo College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school situated in Amarillo, Texas. It awarded 3 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Scottsdale Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physics degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Chandler-Gilbert Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. Chandler, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physics degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Del Mar College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Del Mar College is a fairly large school located in Corpus Christi, Texas that handed out 2 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Houston Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston Community College is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s physics degrees to qualified students.
Austin Community College District came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Austin Community College District is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 6 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
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Oklahoma City Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma City Community College is a fairly large school located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that handed out 2 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Navarro College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. Navarro College is located in Corsicana, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s physics degrees to qualified students.
Texas State Technical College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Waco, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physics degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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El Paso Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. El Paso Community College is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 3 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Blinn College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. Blinn College is a fairly large public school situated in Brenham, Texas. It awarded 2 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Phoenix College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. Phoenix College is a medium-sized public school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 1 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Paris Junior College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Paris Junior College is a small public school situated in Paris, Texas. It awarded 1 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Estrella Mountain Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Estrella Mountain Community College is a public institution located in Avondale, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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South Texas College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. McAllen, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physics degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Mesa Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. Mesa, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physics degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Central New Mexico Community College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. CNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s physics degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #24, Rio Salado College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s physics students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #25, Paradise Valley Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. Paradise Valley Community College is a public institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
San Juan College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. SJC is a medium-sized public school situated in Farmington, New Mexico. It awarded 0 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #25, South Mountain Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. South Mountain Community College is a small public school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 0 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
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Wharton County Junior College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Wharton, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s physics students in 2020-2021.
Palo Alto College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s physics students in 2020-2021.
Northwest Vista College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physics degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Angelina College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Lufkin, Texas, and it awarded 0 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Rose State College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Midwest City, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physics degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
GateWay Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. GateWay Community College is a small public school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 0 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Alvin Community College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Alvin Community College is a small school located in Alvin, Texas that handed out 0 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #25, Odessa College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. Odessa College is a public institution located in Odessa, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Connors State College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Warner, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physics degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Glendale Community College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. Glendale Community College is located in Glendale, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s physics degrees to qualified students.
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