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2023 Best General Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

1 Ranked Colleges
65 Degrees Awarded
$35,793 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Physical Science for a Bachelor's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Physical Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 3,823 people earned their degree in general physical sciences, making the major the 144th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,561 and had an average of $12,761 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 927 general physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,467 and $15,093 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 65 general physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general physical sciences programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general physical sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Physical Science for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Physical Science for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 1 Best General Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Physical Science for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 58 bachelors’s physical science degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Tempe also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7,566 of the 74,795 students enrolled at Arizona State University - Tempe were GI Bill® students, of which 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,068. To help with additional expenses, 672 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Veteran Student Life Report

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