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2022 Best Value Colleges for Physical Science in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
1,299 Degrees Awarded
$9,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Physical Science is the 154th most popular major in the country with 4,159 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,299 physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in physical science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physical science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the physical science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region physical sciences students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Colleges for Physical Science in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Glendale Community College

Glendale, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Glendale Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Glendale, Arizona, and it awarded 207 ’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Glendale Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Physical Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $8,597 for Southwest Region Physical Sciences students with aid per year to attend Glendale Community College.

Read full report on Physical Science at Glendale Community College

#2

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mesa Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Mesa, Arizona, and it awarded 198 ’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Mesa Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Physical Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mesa Community College is $9,669 for southwest region physical sciences students with aid.

Read full report on Physical Science at Mesa Community College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 49 diplomas to qualified ’s physical sciences students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Physical Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for Southwest Region Physical Sciences students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full ASU - Tempe Physical Science Report

#4

University of New Mexico - Taos Campus

Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Taos Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico, and it awarded 26 ’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region physical sciences students with aid list, UNM Taos has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Physical Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,786 for Southwest Region Physical Sciences students with aid per year to attend UNM Taos.

Full University of New Mexico - Taos Campus Physical Science Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Gallup, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified ’s physical sciences students in 2019-2020.

UNM Gallup also made our “Best Physical Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend UNM Gallup is $6,622 for Southwest Region Physical Sciences students with aid.

Read more about Physical Science at UNM Gallup

University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. UNM Valencia is a small public school situated in Los Lunas, New Mexico. It awarded 17 ’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region physical sciences students with aid list, UNM Valencia has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Physical Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNM Valencia is $8,151 for Southwest Region Physical Sciences students with aid.

Read full report on Physical Science at UNM Valencia

University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UNM Los Alamos is a small school located in Los Alamos, New Mexico that handed out 2 ’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM Los Alamos, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Physical Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,136 for southwest region physical sciences students with aid per year to attend UNM Los Alamos.

Read full report on Physical Science at University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus

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Notes and References

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

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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