2023 Most Popular Colleges for Computational Science in the Southwest Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Scientific Computing Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Computational Science is the 380th most popular major in the country with 1,360 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 142 computational science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Scientific Computing Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computational science. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in computational science.
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Most Well Attended Scientific Computing Major in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region scientific computing students.
Top 8 Most Popular Colleges for Computational Science in the Southwest Region
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Scientific Computing Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 64 ’s scientific computing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Scientific Computing Major in the Southwest Region. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s scientific computing degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Computational Science at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Scientific Computing Major in the Southwest Region. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 16 ’s scientific computing degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Computational Science at The University of Texas at El Paso
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Scientific Computing Major in the Southwest Region. Texas A&M Commerce is a public institution located in Commerce, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Scientific Computing Major in the Southwest Region. University of Central Oklahoma is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computational Science at University of Central Oklahoma
Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Scientific Computing Major in the Southwest Region list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s scientific computing degrees to 0 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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full ASU - Tempe Computational Science Report
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Scientific Computing Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified ’s scientific computing students in 2020-2021.
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 Computational Science at UT Rio Grande Valley
Northern Arizona University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Scientific Computing Major in the Southwest Region list. NAU is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 0 ’s scientific computing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computational Science at Northern Arizona University
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References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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