by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 994 people earned their degree in engineering and applied physics, making the major the 448th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 121 engineering and applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 114 engineering and applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 24 colleges that offered a degree in engineering and applied physics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular engineering and applied physics programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Murray State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s. Murray, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s applied physics degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tulane University of Louisiana. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s. Tulane University of Louisiana is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.
Full Tulane University of Louisiana Engineering & Applied Physics Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Daytona Beach, Florida. It awarded 15 bachelors’s applied physics 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morehouse College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s applied physics students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Randolph - Macon College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s. Randolph - Macon is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Ashland, Virginia. It awarded 8 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Oglethorpe University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Oglethorpe is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Hampden - Sydney College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Hampden - Sydney College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hampden-Sydney, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Austin Peay State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Clarksville, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s applied physics students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #9, Elon University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Elon, North Carolina, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read full report on Engineering & Applied Physics at Elon University
Trevecca Nazarene University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. TNU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 2 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Trevecca Nazarene University Engineering & Applied Physics Report
Belmont University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Belmont is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s applied physics degrees to qualified students.
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%.
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Piedmont College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Piedmont College is a small school located in Demorest, Georgia that handed out 2 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. 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.
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University of Central Arkansas ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Central Arkansas is located in Conway, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s applied physics degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
With a ranking of #13, Arkansas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. ATU is a medium-sized public school situated in Russellville, Arkansas. It awarded 1 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Randolph College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Randolph College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Jacksonville University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Jacksonville, Florida, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Carson - Newman University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Carson - Newman is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jefferson City, Tennessee. It awarded 0 bachelors’s applied physics 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 Engineering & Applied Physics at Carson - Newman University
Queens University of Charlotte did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. Queens is a private not-for-profit institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Ouachita Baptist University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Ouachita Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. It awarded 0 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Eckerd College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Eckerd is a small school located in Saint Petersburg, Florida that handed out 0 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Benedict College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Benedict College is a small school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 0 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s applied physics students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Engineering & Applied Physics Report
Florida Polytechnic University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. This small school is located in Lakeland, Florida, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Engineering & Applied Physics at Florida Polytechnic University
Christian Brothers University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Christian Brothers is a small school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 0 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2020-2021.
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