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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2021-2022, 1,044 people earned their degree in engineering & applied physics, making the major the 448th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 65 engineering & applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 53 engineering & applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in engineering & applied physics. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in engineering & applied physics.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region”.

Top 15 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering & Applied Physics in the Southwest Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Lutheran University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. Seguin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s applied physics degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Engineering & Applied Physics at Texas Lutheran University

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Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the #2 spot on the list. SFASU is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 15 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Stephen F Austin State University Engineering & Applied Physics Report

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LeTourneau University
Longview, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LeTourneau University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region. LeTourneau University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Longview, Texas. It awarded 3 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full LETU Engineering & Applied Physics Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Southwestern Oklahoma State University Engineering & Applied Physics Report

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University of Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Tulsa. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region. University of Tulsa is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 1 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2021-2022.

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%.

Read full report on Engineering & Applied Physics at University of Tulsa

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University of St. Thomas ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s applied physics degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Engineering & Applied Physics at University of St. Thomas

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Engineering & Applied Physics at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s applied physics degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Engineering & Applied Physics at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

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University of Central Oklahoma came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Engineering & Applied Physics at UCO

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Northeastern State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. Northeastern State University is a public institution located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees 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 full report on Engineering & Applied Physics at Northeastern State University

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s applied physics degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.

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%.

Read more about Engineering & Applied Physics at University of Arizona

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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 7 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Engineering & Applied Physics at ASU - Tempe

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Trinity University
San Antonio, Texas

Trinity University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s applied physics degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.

Read full report on Engineering & Applied Physics at Trinity University

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Oklahoma Christian University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. OC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 0 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2021-2022.

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%.

Read full report on Engineering & Applied Physics at Oklahoma Christian University

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Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Texas

Tarleton State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tarleton State University is a public institution located in Stephenville, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Tarleton State University Engineering & Applied Physics Report

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