by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Louisiana” ranking.
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 Louisiana, there were 477 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,350 and $25,496 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 331 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,566 and $28,067 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Louisiana” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree in physical sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in physical sciences.
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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 Louisiana”.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Dillard University landed the #1 spot on the list. Dillard University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 18 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Xavier University of Louisiana. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Louisiana. XULA is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 37 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Centenary College of Louisiana landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Shreveport, Louisiana, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, 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 New Orleans. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Louisiana. UNO is a public institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Louisiana list. Louisiana Tech University is a fairly large public school situated in Ruston, Louisiana. It awarded 27 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Loyola University New Orleans landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Louisiana ranking. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Grambling State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Louisiana ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Grambling, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences 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 71 bachelors’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.
With a ranking of #9, University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Louisiana list. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a fairly large school located in Lafayette, Louisiana that handed out 35 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Nicholls State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Louisiana ranking. Nicholls State University is a public institution located in Thibodaux, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Louisiana College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Louisiana list. Louisiana College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pineville, Louisiana. It awarded 2 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Louisiana list. Tulane University of Louisiana is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 29 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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 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%.
With a ranking of #13, University of Louisiana at Monroe did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Louisiana list. University of Louisiana at Monroe is a medium-sized school located in Monroe, Louisiana that handed out 9 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Southeastern Louisiana University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Louisiana ranking, coming in at #14. Southeastern is a fairly large school located in Hammond, Louisiana that handed out 9 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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McNeese State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Louisiana ranking. McNeese State University is a medium-sized school located in Lake Charles, Louisiana that handed out 5 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Louisiana State University - Alexandria landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Louisiana ranking. Louisiana State University - Alexandria is located in Alexandria, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #17, Southern University and A & M College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Louisiana list. Southern University and A & M College is a medium-sized school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 4 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Louisiana State University - Shreveport ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Louisiana list. Located in Shreveport, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #19, Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Louisiana list. Located in Natchitoches, Louisiana, this fairly large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
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