by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Physics Major in Louisiana” 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 Louisiana, there were 93 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Physics Major in Louisiana” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana physics students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dillard University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physics Major in Louisiana list. Dillard University is a small school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 10 ’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Physics Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Xavier University of Louisiana landed the #2 spot on the list. Xavier University of Louisiana is a small school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 8 ’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loyola University New Orleans. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Physics Major in Louisiana. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s physics degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Orleans. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physics Major in Louisiana list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s physics degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physics Major in Louisiana list. Louisiana State University is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #6, Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physics Major in Louisiana list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’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 92%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.
Louisiana Tech University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Physics Major in Louisiana ranking. Louisiana Tech University is located in Ruston, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s physics degrees to qualified students.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Physics Major in Louisiana ranking. Located in Lafayette, Louisiana, this fairly large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified ’s physics students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #9, Southeastern Louisiana University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physics Major in Louisiana list. Located in Hammond, Louisiana, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified ’s physics students in 2020-2021.
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