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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Maryland” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Physics is the 68th most popular major in the country with 13,674 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Maryland, there were 288 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,534 and $18,799 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 193 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,642 and $26,517 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Maryland” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in physics. That schools that top this list have a program in physics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Maryland”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend United States Naval Academy. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Maryland list. Annapolis is a small public school situated in Annapolis, Maryland. It awarded 27 bachelors’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington College landed the #2 spot on the list. Washington College is located in Chestertown, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s physics degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, St Mary’s College of Maryland landed the #3 spot on the list. St Mary’s College of Maryland is located in St. Mary’s City, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s physics degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #4 spot on the list. UMCP is a public institution located in College Park, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 81 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Salisbury University landed the #5 spot on the list. Salisbury is a public institution located in Salisbury, Maryland. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Maryland ranking. University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a fairly large public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 16 bachelors’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Goucher College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Maryland ranking, coming in at #7. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physics degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Towson University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Maryland ranking. Towson University is a large school located in Towson, Maryland that handed out 13 bachelors’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Johns Hopkins University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Maryland ranking. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physics degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Notre Dame of Maryland University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Maryland ranking. Notre Dame of Maryland University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 1 bachelors’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 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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Frostburg State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Maryland list. This small school is located in Frostburg, Maryland, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Loyola University Maryland ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Maryland list. Loyola Maryland is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s 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 1.9% 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%.
McDaniel College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Maryland ranking, coming in at #13. McDaniel is a small school located in Westminster, Maryland that handed out 1 bachelors’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, Morgan State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Maryland list. This medium-sized school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Washington Adventist University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Maryland ranking. Washington Adventist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Takoma Park, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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