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2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major

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Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major

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Science Education is the 370th most popular major in the country with 1,307 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major” ranking, we looked at 324 colleges that offer a degree in science education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in science education.

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Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major”.

Top 25 Most Focused Colleges for Science Education

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American College of Education
Indianapolis, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American College of Education. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major. American College of Education is a fairly large school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 0 ’s physical science education degrees in 2021-2022.

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.

Read more about Science Education at American College of Education

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Martin Luther College
New Ulm, Minnesota

Out of the 324 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Martin Luther College landed the #2 spot on the list. Martin Luther College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Ulm, Minnesota. It awarded 2 ’s physical science education degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Science Education at Martin Luther College

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Hobe Sound Bible College
Hobe Sound, Florida

Out of the 324 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Hobe Sound Bible College landed the #3 spot on the list. Hobe Sound Bible College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hobe Sound, Florida. It awarded 0 ’s physical science education degrees in 2021-2022.

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 full report on Science Education at Hobe Sound Bible College

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Out of the 324 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. Socorro, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s physical science education degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.

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%. 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.

Full New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Science Education Report

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Hamline University
Saint Paul, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hamline University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major list. Hamline University is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 26 ’s physical science education degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Hamline Science Education Report

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Montana State University
Bozeman, Montana

Montana State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major list. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school situated in Bozeman, Montana. It awarded 50 ’s physical science education degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full MSU Bozeman Science Education Report

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Piedmont College
Demorest, Georgia

Piedmont College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major ranking. This small school is located in Demorest, Georgia, and it awarded 11 ’s physical science education degrees in 2021-2022.

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%. 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.

Read more about Science Education at Piedmont College

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Cambridge College
Boston, Massachusetts

Cambridge College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s physical science education degrees to 11 students in 2021-2022.

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 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.

Full Cambridge College Science Education Report

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Calvin University
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Calvin University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major ranking, coming in at #9. Calvin University is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 ’s physical science education degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Science Education at Calvin University

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Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, Washington

With a ranking of #10, Seattle Pacific University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major list. Seattle Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.

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%.

Full Seattle Pacific University Science Education Report

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Albion College
Albion, Michigan

Albion College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major ranking, coming in at #11. Albion is a small school located in Albion, Michigan that handed out 0 ’s physical science education degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Science Education at Albion

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University of Puerto Rico - Cayey landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major ranking. UPR Cayey is a public institution located in Cayey, Puerto Rico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.

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 full report on Science Education at UPR Cayey

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Lesley University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Lesley University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s physical science education degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.

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.

Full Lesley University Science Education Report

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With a ranking of #14, University of Nebraska at Kearney did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Kearney, Nebraska, and it awarded 26 ’s physical science education degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.

Read full report on Science Education at UNK

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Teachers College at Columbia University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major ranking. Teachers College at Columbia University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 10 ’s physical science education degrees in 2021-2022.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.

Full Teachers College at Columbia University Science Education Report

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Dine College
Tsaile, Arizona

With a ranking of #16, Dine College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major list. This small school is located in Tsaile, Arizona, and it awarded 0 ’s physical science education degrees in 2021-2022.

Read full report on Science Education at Dine College

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University of Michigan - Dearborn came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major ranking. University of Michigan - Dearborn is a medium-sized public school situated in Dearborn, Michigan. It awarded 5 ’s physical science education degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Science Education at UM Dearborn

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Truman State University
Kirksville, Missouri

Truman State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major ranking. Kirksville, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s physical science education degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 Truman State Science Education Report

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Buffalo State
Buffalo, New York

Buffalo State ranked #19 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major list. Buffalo State is a medium-sized public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 15 ’s physical science education degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Buffalo State Science Education Report

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Chipola College
Marianna, Florida

Chipola College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major ranking, coming in at #20. This small school is located in Marianna, Florida, and it awarded 1 ’s physical science education degrees in 2021-2022.

Read more about Science Education at Chipola College

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With a ranking of #21, University of Dubuque did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major list. UD is located in Dubuque, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 ’s physical science education degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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.

Full UD Science Education Report

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Michigan Technological University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major ranking. Houghton, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s physical science education degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full Michigan Technological University Science Education Report

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Hope College
Holland, Michigan

Hope College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major ranking. Hope is located in Holland, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 ’s physical science education degrees to qualified students.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Science Education at Hope College

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Northeastern State University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major ranking. Located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, this medium-sized public school awarded 42 degrees to qualified ’s physical science education students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.

Read more about Science Education at NSU

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Keene State College
Keene, New Hampshire

Keene State College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major ranking. Located in Keene, New Hampshire, this small public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified ’s physical science education students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.

Read more about Science Education at Keene State College

Rest of the Best 49 in Schools Highly Focused on Physical Science Education Major

Not only did these schools make the top 49 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

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Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre, PA
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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI
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Adelphi University
Garden City, NY
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Edgewood College
Madison, WI
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Gordon College
Wenham, MA
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Hastings College
Hastings, NE
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Augustana College
Rock Island, IL
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Juniata College
Huntingdon, PA
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