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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences in South Carolina

26 Ranked Colleges
335 Degrees Awarded
$32,308 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in South Carolina

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 South Carolina” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 50,306 people earned their degree in physical sciences, making the major the 19th most popular in the United States. 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 South Carolina, there were 424 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,580 and $25,902 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 335 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,293 and $28,603 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in South Carolina” ranking looked at 26 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in physical sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their physical sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in South Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in South Carolina”.

Top 26 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences in South Carolina

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Wofford College
Spartanburg, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wofford College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in South Carolina list. Wofford College is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.

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 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Erskine College
Due West, South Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Erskine College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in South Carolina. Due West, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

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Furman University
Greenville, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Furman University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in South Carolina list. Furman is a private not-for-profit institution located in Greenville, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 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%.

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Newberry College
Newberry, South Carolina

Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Newberry College landed the #4 spot on the list. Newberry College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Newberry, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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College of Charleston
Charleston, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Charleston. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in South Carolina list. Charleston, South Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to 51 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Lander University
Greenwood, South Carolina

Lander University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #6. Lander University is a small school located in Greenwood, South Carolina that handed out 12 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of South Carolina - Aiken landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in South Carolina ranking. UofSC Aiken is a small public school situated in Aiken, South Carolina. It awarded 13 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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Converse College
Spartanburg, South Carolina

Converse College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in South Carolina list. Converse College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It awarded 6 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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Presbyterian College
Clinton, South Carolina

Presbyterian College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in South Carolina ranking. PC is located in Clinton, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.

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Francis Marion University
Florence, South Carolina

Francis Marion University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in South Carolina list. This small school is located in Florence, South Carolina, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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Coker University
Hartsville, South Carolina

With a ranking of #11, Coker University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in South Carolina list. Coker University is located in Hartsville, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.

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South Carolina State University
Orangeburg, South Carolina

With a ranking of #12, South Carolina State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in South Carolina list. South Carolina State University is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.

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Winthrop University
Rock Hill, South Carolina

Winthrop University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #13. Winthrop is located in Rock Hill, South Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.

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With a ranking of #14, Citadel Military College of South Carolina did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in South Carolina list. Charleston, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Southern Wesleyan University
Central, South Carolina

Southern Wesleyan University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in South Carolina ranking. Central, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

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Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina

Clemson University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in South Carolina ranking. Clemson University is a public institution located in Clemson, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Physical Sciences at Clemson University

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Benedict College
Columbia, South Carolina

Benedict College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in South Carolina ranking. Benedict College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Bob Jones University
Greenville, South Carolina

With a ranking of #18, Bob Jones University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in South Carolina list. Greenville, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national 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.

Full Bob Jones University Physical Sciences Report

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Claflin University
Orangeburg, South Carolina

Claflin University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in South Carolina ranking. Claflin is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.

Full Claflin Physical Sciences Report

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University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in South Carolina ranking, coming in at #20. UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 64 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, 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.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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Coastal Carolina University
Conway, South Carolina

Coastal Carolina University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in South Carolina ranking. Coastal Carolina University is a fairly large school located in Conway, South Carolina that handed out 9 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of South Carolina - Upstate
Spartanburg, South Carolina

University of South Carolina - Upstate landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in South Carolina ranking. Spartanburg, South Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

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Limestone College
Gaffney, South Carolina

Limestone College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in South Carolina list. Limestone College is a small school located in Gaffney, South Carolina that handed out 1 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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Allen University
Columbia, South Carolina

With a ranking of #24, Allen University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in South Carolina list. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

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Charleston Southern University
Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston Southern University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in South Carolina list. Located in Charleston, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.

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Columbia College
Columbia, South Carolina

Columbia College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in South Carolina list. Columbia College is a small school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 0 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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