2022 Best Value Colleges for Other Physical Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Other Physical Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Other Physical Science is the 275th most popular major in the country with 549 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, physical sciences (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $18,100 and had an average of $20,919 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 12 physical sciences (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $17,187 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physical sciences (other) programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the physical sciences (other) program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The other physical science 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 “Best Value Other Physical Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Value Other Physical Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Physical Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Other Physical Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$9,799 Average Net Price

$40,689 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Other Physical Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 12 ’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Physical Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Arizona University is $9,799 for Southwest Region Other Physical Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Other Physical Science at NAU

• Best Value Colleges for Other Physical Science (Income $30-$48k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.

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