2025 Best Physics and Astronomy Schools in the Southwest Region
1College in the Southwest Region
22Physics and Astronomy Degrees Awarded
If you're seeking a degree in physics and astronomy, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #1150 one in the country in terms of popularity.As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.
There was only one school in the Southwest Region to review for the 2025 Best Physics and Astronomy Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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Best Schools for Physics and Astronomy in the Southwest Region
The schools below may not offer all types of physics and astronomy degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Southwest Region Schools in Physics and Astronomy
Rankings in Majors Related to Physics and Astronomy
Physics and Astronomy is one of 0 different types of Physics and Astronomy programs to choose from.
Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).