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 for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Arizona” ranking - to help you make that 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 Arizona, there were 276 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,379 and $25,229 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 62 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,654 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Arizona” ranking, we looked at 3 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.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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 Master’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Arizona”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Arizona”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Arizona list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 54 masters’s physics degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Arizona list. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s physics students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Arizona. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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