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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Engineering & Applied Physics is the 448th most popular major in the country with 994 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 33 engineering and applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 33 engineering and applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering and applied physics. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in engineering and applied physics.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Missouri State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized school located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri that handed out 16 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Engineering & Applied Physics at Southeast Missouri State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hamline University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. Hamline is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 7 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 full report on Engineering & Applied Physics at University of Kansas
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Winona, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s applied physics students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Engineering & Applied Physics at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Duluth, Minnesota, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s applied physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Read full report on Engineering & Applied Physics at University of Minnesota - Duluth
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morningside College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. Morningside is located in Sioux City, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s applied physics degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. Located in Moorhead, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s applied physics students 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%.
Read full report on Engineering & Applied Physics at MSU Moorhead
Simpson College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Indianola, Iowa 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Engineering & Applied Physics at Simpson College
With a ranking of #8, Saint Louis University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. SLU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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. 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Engineering & Applied Physics at Saint Louis University
Doane University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Doane University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Crete, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Engineering & Applied Physics at Doane Crete
With a ranking of #8, Kansas Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Salina, Kansas 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.
Read full report on Engineering & Applied Physics at Kansas Wesleyan University
Augustana University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Augustana University is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s applied physics degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read more about Engineering & Applied Physics at Augustana Sioux Falls
Loras College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Applied Physics Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. Loras is a small school located in Dubuque, Iowa 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 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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