2025 Best Physics Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Bachelor's Degree in physics education. It is ranked #798 out of 1232 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Physics Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2 bachelor's degrees in physics education during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on physics education students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other physics education students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized physics education related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for physics education students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Physics Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Physics Education in the Southwest Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in physics education.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Physics Teacher Education

1

Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ

1 Annual Graduates

Northern Arizona University is a great choice for students interested in a bachelor's degree in physics education. NAU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Flagstaff.More information about a bachelor’s in physics education from Northern Arizona University

2

Abilene Christian University
Abilene, TX

1 Annual Graduates

Abilene Christian University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in physics education. Abilene Christian is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Abilene.More information about a bachelor’s in physics education from Abilene Christian University

Best Physics Education Colleges by State

Explore the best physics education colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	572	0
Oklahoma	377	0
Arizona	356	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Physics Teacher Education

Physics Education is one of 37 different types of Teacher Education Subject Specific programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Physics Teacher Education

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music Education	278
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	169
English & Language Arts Education	115
Art Education	104
Agricultural Teacher Education	90
History Education	69
Health Education	63
Mathematics Education	63
Social Studies Education	51
Technical Teacher Education	17

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aparajita Datta. More about our data sources and methodologies.