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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Physics (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

24 Ranked Colleges
630 Degrees Awarded
$13,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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General Physics is the 57th most popular major in the country with 13,287 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,052 general physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 630 general physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 24 colleges that offered a degree in general physics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general physics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

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Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 24 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Physics (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#14 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general physics students in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UT Rio Grande Valley is $3,473 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general physics students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 24 schools in the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #2 spot on the list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general physics degrees to 39 students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $11,466 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Physics students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Arizona.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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#11 in overall quality

Out of the 24 schools in the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general physics students in 2019-2020.

UNT also made our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #11. It costs about $9,082 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general physics students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of North Texas.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 26 bachelors’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $11,109 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general physics students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UTSA.

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#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s general physics degrees to qualified students.

Texas Tech also made our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech University is $13,326 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general physics students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#9 in overall quality

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $9,962 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Physics students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#3 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M College Station is $13,270 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Physics students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

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#1 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Austin came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 87 bachelors’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree general physics students whose families make $30-$48k list, UT Austin has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UT Austin is $13,575 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Physics students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#7 in overall quality

Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 57 bachelors’s general physics degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Tempe also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $8,921 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Physics students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#5 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #10. This large school is located in Richardson, Texas, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Dallas is $11,745 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general physics students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full The University of Texas at Dallas General Physics Report

#11

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Texas State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #11. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s general physics degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree general physics students whose families make $30-$48k list, Texas State has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,292 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general physics students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas State University.

Full Texas State General Physics Report

#12

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#13 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, University of Houston did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also took the #13 spot in our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Houston is $9,925 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general physics students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

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#20 in overall quality

The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general physics degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

UTEP also made our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #20. The yearly cost to attend UTEP is $7,427 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general physics students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#17 in overall quality

With a ranking of #14, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s general physics degrees to qualified students.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for NMSU Main Campus is $7,006 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general physics students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#15

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#21 in overall quality

With a ranking of #15, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Northern Arizona University is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s general physics degrees to qualified students.

NAU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for NAU is $9,799 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general physics students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#16

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#19 in overall quality

Sam Houston State University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. SHSU is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 10 bachelors’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Sam Houston State University is $11,634 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general physics students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#16 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 28 bachelors’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,974 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general physics students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend The University of Texas at Arlington.

Full UT Arlington General Physics Report

#23 in overall quality

Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #18. Stephen F Austin State University is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s general physics degrees to qualified students.

SFASU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $10,816 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Physics students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Stephen F Austin State University.

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#15 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $17,285 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Physics students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#20

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas
#12 in overall quality

Tarleton State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Tarleton is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 4 bachelors’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tarleton, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tarleton is $17,132 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Physics students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#21

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#22 in overall quality

With a ranking of #21, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 9 bachelors’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also made our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #22. It costs about $14,458 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general physics students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

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#22

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#18 in overall quality

Texas Christian University landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general physics degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TCU, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend TCU is $23,246 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Physics students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas Christian University General Physics Report

#23

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Baylor University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general physics students in 2019-2020.

Baylor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $29,849 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Physics students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Baylor.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low student loan default rate of 3.7% 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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#24

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas
#24 in overall quality

Texas Southern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #24. Texas Southern University is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree general physics students whose families make $30-$48k list, TSU has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best General Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Southern University is $24,201 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Physics students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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%.

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  • *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.

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