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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Physical Science is the 179th most popular major in the country with 3,141 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 290 physical science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major” ranking, we looked at 74 colleges that offer a degree in physical science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their physical science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree physical sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Covenant College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major list. Covenant College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lookout Mountain, Georgia. It awarded 7 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 74 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Wright State University - Lake Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Wright State University - Lake Campus is located in Celina, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 Physical Science at Wright State University - Lake Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major list. The Graduate Center, CUNY is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bethany College West Virginia. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major. Bethany, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
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 Physical Science at Bethany College West Virginia
Out of the 74 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, United States Naval Academy landed the #5 spot on the list. Annapolis, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major ranking. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is a small school located in Socorro, New Mexico that handed out 2 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
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Wesleyan University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major ranking. Middletown, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to 11 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.
Villanova University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major ranking. Villanova University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Villanova, Pennsylvania. It awarded 15 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Lincoln University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major ranking. Lincoln is a small public school situated in Lincoln University, Pennsylvania. It awarded 5 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #10, Chadron State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major list. Chadron State College is located in Chadron, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, United States Air Force Academy did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major list. Located in USAF Academy, Colorado, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s physical sciences students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Hardin - Simmons University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major ranking. Located in Rochester, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physical sciences students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, 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 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major ranking. Mayaguez, Puerto Rico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Physical Science at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez
With a ranking of #15, Auburn University at Montgomery did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major list. AUM is a medium-sized public school situated in Montgomery, Alabama. It awarded 0 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major ranking. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Coe College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major ranking. Located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s physical sciences students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.
University of California - Santa Cruz came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major ranking. University of California - Santa Cruz is a fairly large school located in Santa Cruz, California that handed out 25 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
Full University of California - Santa Cruz Physical Science Report
With a ranking of #19, Dakota State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major list. This small school is located in Madison, South Dakota, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Kansas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #20. This fairly large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
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 0.9% 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%.
Yale University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #21. Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
California State University - Fresno ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major list. California State University - Fresno is located in Fresno, California and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #23, Emporia State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major list. ESU is a medium-sized public school situated in Emporia, Kansas. It awarded 8 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Humboldt State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #24. Arcata, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #25, Emory University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s physical sciences students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, 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 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
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