by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Nebraska” 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 Nebraska, there were 69 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 49 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,581 and $29,351 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Nebraska” ranking, we looked at 9 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 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 for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Nebraska”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for nebraska bachelor’s degree physics students.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Nebraska Wesleyan University landed the #1 spot on the list. NWU is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s physics degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, 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 Creighton University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Nebraska. Creighton University is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s physics degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hastings College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Nebraska. Hastings College is located in Hastings, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s physics degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Nebraska. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s physics degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Doane University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Nebraska. Crete, Nebraska 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 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Nebraska ranking. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s physics degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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 ranking of #7, Concordia University, Nebraska did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Nebraska list. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small school located in Seward, Nebraska that handed out 1 bachelors’s 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%.
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University of Nebraska at Kearney did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Nebraska ranking, coming in at #8. University of Nebraska at Kearney is a medium-sized public school situated in Kearney, Nebraska. It awarded 1 bachelors’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Union College Nebraska came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Nebraska ranking. Union College Nebraska is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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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