2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Arizona
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Ranked Colleges
1,480
Degrees Awarded
$24,500
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Arizona” 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 Arizona, there were 1,480 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,149 and $23,988 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Arizona” ranking looked at 24 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Schools Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Arizona
The colleges and universities below are the best for arizona physical sciences students.
Top 24 Most Focused Colleges for Physical Sciences in Arizona
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chandler-Gilbert Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Arizona. Located in Chandler, Arizona, this fairly large public school awarded 134 degrees to qualified ’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Estrella Mountain Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Arizona list. Estrella Mountain Community College is a public institution located in Avondale, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 101 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Glendale Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Arizona. Glendale Community College is a public institution located in Glendale, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 146 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Glendale Community College Physical Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paradise Valley Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Arizona list. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this medium-sized public school awarded 54 degrees to qualified ’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 24 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Mesa Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Mesa Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Mesa, Arizona. It awarded 107 ’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Scottsdale Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Arizona ranking. Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. It awarded 44 ’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Arizona ranking, coming in at #7. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott is a private not-for-profit institution located in Prescott, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Full Embry-Riddle Prescott Physical Sciences Report
With a ranking of #8, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Arizona list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s physical sciences degrees to 374 students 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.
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With a ranking of #9, Phoenix College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Arizona list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s physical sciences degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.
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South Mountain Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Arizona ranking, coming in at #10. South Mountain Community College is a small public school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 18 ’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Northern Arizona University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Arizona ranking. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 142 ’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Northern Arizona University Physical Sciences Report
With a ranking of #12, GateWay Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Arizona list. GateWay Community College is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 ’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
Full GateWay Community College Physical Sciences Report
Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #13 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Arizona list. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 231 ’s 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Arizona Western College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Arizona ranking, coming in at #14. Arizona Western College is located in Yuma, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 ’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #15, Dine College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Arizona list. Located in Tsaile, Arizona, this small public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified ’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
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Rio Salado College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Arizona list. This fairly large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 20 ’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Eastern Arizona College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Arizona list. Eastern Arizona College is a small school located in Thatcher, Arizona that handed out 3 ’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern Arizona College Physical Sciences Report
Cochise County Community College District came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Arizona ranking. Cochise County Community College District is a small school located in Sierra Vista, Arizona that handed out 3 ’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Physical Sciences at Cochise College
With a ranking of #19, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Arizona list. Arizona State University - Skysong is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Physical Sciences at Arizona State University - Skysong
Central Arizona College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Arizona list. Pinal County Community College is a public institution located in Coolidge, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Central Arizona College Physical Sciences Report
Pima Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Arizona ranking, coming in at #20. This fairly large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 0 ’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Tohono O’Odham Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Arizona ranking. Tohono O’Odham Community College is located in Sells, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
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Mohave Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Arizona ranking. Mohave Community College is located in Kingman, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
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Grand Canyon University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in Arizona ranking. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this large private for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified ’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Physical Sciences at Grand Canyon University
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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