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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Physical Sciences is the 19th most popular major in the country with 50,306 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $39,880 and had an average of $22,620 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 3,126 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,342 and $24,603 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,058 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 86 colleges that offer a degree in physical sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in physical sciences 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 Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the New England Region”.
Out of the 86 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, United States Coast Guard Academy landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in New London, Connecticut, this small public school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Williams College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Williams College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Williamstown, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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 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.
Out of the 86 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bates College landed the #3 spot on the list. Bates is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lewiston, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, 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 Amherst College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the New England Region. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Out of the 86 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colby College landed the #5 spot on the list. Colby is located in Waterville, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #6, Wellesley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Wellesley is located in Wellesley, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, 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 93%.
With a ranking of #7, Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Wesleyan U is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Middletown, Connecticut. It awarded 62 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, 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 87%.
Mount Holyoke College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Mt. Holyoke is located in South Hadley, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #9, Bowdoin College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Bowdoin is located in Brunswick, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Smith College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Northampton, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 47 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
College of the Holy Cross ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Holy Cross is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Middlebury College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Middlebury College is located in Middlebury, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Wheaton College Massachusetts landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Wheaton College Massachusetts is a small school located in Norton, Massachusetts that handed out 19 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to 100 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Northern Vermont University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Northern Vermont University is a small school located in Johnson, Vermont that handed out 15 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Physical Sciences at Northern Vermont University
Saint Anselm College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Manchester, New Hampshire, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees 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 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #17, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Located in North Adams, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Physical Sciences at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Dartmouth College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hanover, New Hampshire. It awarded 46 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Stonehill College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Stonehill is a small school located in Easton, Massachusetts that handed out 15 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Eastern Nazarene College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #20. Eastern Nazarene College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Quincy, Massachusetts. It awarded 4 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Physical Sciences at Eastern Nazarene College
Southern Connecticut State University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Southern Connecticut State University is a medium-sized school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 45 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Western Connecticut State University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Danbury, Connecticut, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Physical Sciences at Western Connecticut State University
Brown University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 57 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Bridgewater State University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Bridgewater State University is a medium-sized school located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts that handed out 49 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Physical Sciences at Bridgewater State University
University of Maine at Farmington did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Farmington, Maine, this small public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
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