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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 Texas” 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 Texas, there were 736 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,409 and $23,255 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 134 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,376 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Texas” ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Texas”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Texas list. Located in Commerce, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified masters’s physics students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Texas list. Rice is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s physics degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, 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 Baylor University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Texas. Baylor is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 University of Houston - Clear Lake. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Texas. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 5 masters’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 Texas Tech University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Texas. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 16 masters’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Texas list. UTEP is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Texas list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 9 masters’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of North Texas ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Texas list. UNT is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Texas ranking. UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s physics degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Texas list. UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s physics degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Texas Christian University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Texas list. TCU is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s physics degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s physics students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, 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 90%.
With a ranking of #13, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Texas list. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s physics degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.
Texas State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Texas ranking. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s physics degrees to qualified students.
The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Texas ranking. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 4 masters’s physics degrees 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%.
University of Houston landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Texas ranking. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s physics degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Physics Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #17. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 1 masters’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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