2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physics in the Plains States Region
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Physics is the 68th most popular major in the country with 13,447 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , physics graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $42,912 and had an average of $22,477 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 721 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,327 and $23,519 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 104 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,238 and $112,293 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in physics. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in physics.
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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Plains States Region”.
Top 14 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physics in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Plains States Region list. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a public institution located in Rapid City, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Full South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Physics Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s physics degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full WUSTL Physics Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Plains States Region. Missouri University of Science and Technology is located in Rolla, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s physics degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about Physics at Missouri University of Science and Technology
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 24 doctorate’s physics degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Physics at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s physics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln Physics Report
University of Iowa came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 12 doctorate’s physics degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Physics at Iowa
University of Kansas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Kansas is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full KU Physics Report
Kansas State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Plains States Region ranking. K -State is a fairly large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 13 doctorate’s physics degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full K -State Physics Report
University of South Dakota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. University of South Dakota is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s physics degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Physics at USD
Iowa State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa State University is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 12 doctorate’s physics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, 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 88%.
Full Iowa State University Physics Report
With a ranking of #11, North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Plains States Region list. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s physics degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
Read full report on Physics at North Dakota State University - Main Campus
University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Plains States Region list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s physics degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Mizzou Physics Report
With a ranking of #13, University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s physics degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Physics at University of Missouri - St Louis
University of North Dakota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s physics degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Physics at UND
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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%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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