by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Southwest region, there were 72 engineering and applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 59 engineering and applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in engineering and applied physics. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in engineering and applied physics.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree applied physics students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stephen F Austin State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s applied physics degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
Full Stephen F Austin State University Engineering & Applied Physics Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s applied physics degrees to qualified students.
Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Engineering & Applied Physics Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. Weatherford, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s applied physics degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s applied physics degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 Engineering & Applied Physics at University of Oklahoma
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s applied physics degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full University of Arizona Engineering & Applied Physics Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Lutheran University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Texas Lutheran University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seguin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Tulsa landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2020-2021.
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. 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%.
Read more about Engineering & Applied Physics at University of Tulsa
Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 3 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Engineering & Applied Physics at Arizona State University - Tempe
LeTourneau University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Longview, Texas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Full LeTourneau University Engineering & Applied Physics Report
With a ranking of #9, University of St. Thomas did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s applied physics students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Central Oklahoma landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Central Oklahoma is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Northeastern State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Trinity University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s 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 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. 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. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Oklahoma Christian University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Engineering & Applied Physics at Oklahoma Christian University
With a ranking of #13, Tarleton State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Tarleton is a public institution located in Stephenville, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Tarleton State University Engineering & Applied Physics Report
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