by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Utah” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Utah, there were 187 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,309 and $21,745 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 18 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,613 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Utah” ranking, we looked at 3 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Utah” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Utah”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Utah list. Located in Logan, Utah, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s physics students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, 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 Utah. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Utah. University of Utah is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 7 masters’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, 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 89%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Utah list. Located in Provo, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s physics students in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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