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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Physics and Astronomy in the Southeast Region

1 Ranked Colleges
7 Degrees Awarded
$36,000 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Physics and Astronomy Major in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physics and Astronomy Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Physics and Astronomy is the 1150th most popular major in the country with 55 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across the Southeast region, there were 33 physics and astronomy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 physics and astronomy graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,436 and $23,790 respectively.

The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their physics and astronomy program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physics and Astronomy Major in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physics and Astronomy Major in the Southeast Region”.

Top 1 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Physics and Astronomy in the Southeast Region

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physics and Astronomy Major in the Southeast Region list. UK is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 7 bachelors’s physics and astronomy degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, 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 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Physics and Astronomy at University of Kentucky

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