2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major
1,192
Ranked Colleges
29,960
Degrees Awarded
$37,096
Avg Salary
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Physical Sciences is the 19th most popular major in the country with 49,473 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $40,118 and had an average of $21,983 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 29,960 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major” ranking looked at 1,192 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in physical sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in physical sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree physical sciences students.
Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences
Out of the 1,192 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Haverford College landed the #1 spot on the list. Haverford is a private not-for-profit institution located in Haverford, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 94%, 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 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northland College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major. Northland College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Ashland, Wisconsin. It awarded 13 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Whitman College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major list. Located in Walla Walla, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 30 degrees to qualified bachelors’s physical sciences students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Full Whitman College Physical Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kalamazoo College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 44 degrees to qualified bachelors’s physical sciences students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Physical Sciences at Kalamazoo College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carleton College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major. This small school is located in Northfield, Minnesota, and it awarded 79 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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 Physical Sciences at Carleton College
Reed College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major ranking. Reed College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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United States Coast Guard Academy did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #7. United States Coast Guard Academy is a public institution located in New London, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Dillard University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major ranking. Dillard University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 9 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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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United States Naval Academy ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major list. Annapolis is a small school located in Annapolis, Maryland that handed out 123 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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With a ranking of #10, West Virginia Wesleyan College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major list. West Virginia Wesleyan College is a small school located in Buckhannon, West Virginia that handed out 16 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Williams College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #11. Williamstown, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to 71 students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Pomona College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #12. Pomona is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Claremont, California. It awarded 21 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Physical Sciences at Pomona
University of Puerto Rico - Humacao came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major ranking. This small school is located in Humacao, Puerto Rico, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Puerto Rico - Humacao Physical Sciences Report
Bates College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #14. Lewiston, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to 42 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Beloit College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major list. Beloit is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Beloit, Wisconsin. It awarded 29 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Beloit College Physical Sciences Report
Lycoming College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #16. Williamsport, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Monmouth College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major ranking. Monmouth College is located in Monmouth, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Amherst College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major ranking. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 39 degrees to qualified bachelors’s physical sciences students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, 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 98%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Fisk University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major list. Fisk University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 2 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Full Fisk University Physical Sciences Report
With a ranking of #20, Harvey Mudd College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major list. Claremont, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to 30 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Physical Sciences at Harvey Mudd College
With a ranking of #21, California Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major list. Pasadena, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to 43 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 99%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Rhodes College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #22. Rhodes College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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With a ranking of #23, Hendrix College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major list. Hendrix College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Conway, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 Hendrix College Physical Sciences Report
Colorado College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major ranking. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to 30 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Colorado College Physical Sciences Report
Washington & Jefferson College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major ranking. W&J is a small school located in Washington, Pennsylvania that handed out 21 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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