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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 2,514 people earned their degree in natural sciences, making the major the 208th most popular in the United States. In , natural sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $25,745 and had an average of $19,618 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,094 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,912 and $102,180 respectively.
The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their natural sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The natural sciences 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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southwest Region”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Natural Sciences Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s natural sciences students 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 our data sources and methodologies
