by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Engineering Physics is the 244th most popular major in the country with 1,044 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , engineering physics graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $53,863 and had an average of $24,752 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 65 engineering physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $25,750 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 53 engineering 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 Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in engineering physics. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their engineering physics program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The engineering physics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region”.
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 Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. TLU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seguin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stephen F Austin State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region. SFASU is a public institution located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s 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 Physics Report
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, LeTourneau University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Longview, Texas, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s engineering 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%.
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 Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region. SWOSU is a small school located in Weatherford, Oklahoma that handed out 4 bachelors’s engineering 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%.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region 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 1 bachelors’s engineering physics 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%.
With a ranking of #6, University of St. Thomas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. UST is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 0 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.1% 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%.
With a ranking of #7, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Engineering Physics at New Mexico State University - Main Campus
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees to qualified students.
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 full report on Engineering Physics at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
University of Central Oklahoma landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Central Oklahoma is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
Northeastern State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tahlequah, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering physics degrees to 0 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 full report on Engineering Physics at Northeastern State University
University of Arizona ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees 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 Physics at University of Arizona
Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s engineering 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 Physics at Arizona State University - Tempe
Trinity University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Trinity University is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 1 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Read full report on Engineering Physics at Trinity University
Oklahoma Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Oklahoma Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s 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 more about Engineering Physics at Oklahoma Christian University
Tarleton State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Physics Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Tarleton State University is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 0 bachelors’s engineering physics 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%.
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