2021 Best Physical Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region
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Finding the Best Physical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Physical Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer a bachelor's in physical sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physical sciences programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the physical sciences program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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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 Best Physical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
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2021 Best Physical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying physical sciences.
Top 10 Best Physical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Texas A&M University - College Station tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southwest Region that are best for non-traditional physical sciences students. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Southwest Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Texas A&M College Station is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 24,343 students take at least one class online at Texas A&M College Station. 9,943 students are part time.
Full Physical Sciences at Texas A&M University - College Station Report
University of Arizona comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson. University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Southwest Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. Approximately 18,254 students take at least one class online at University of Arizona. About 12,642 of the students at University of Arizona are attending part time.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to The University of Texas at Austin. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population. UT Austin not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Southwest Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 23,198 students take at least one class online at UT Austin. 3,479 students are part time.
Read full report on Physical Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin
University of Houston landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best physical sciences schools for non-traditional students. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UH has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Southwest Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UH is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 26,121 students take at least one class online at UH. About 13,663 of the students at UH are attending part time.
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Arizona State University - Tempe comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population. ASU - Tempe not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Southwest Region list.
The student loan default rate at ASU - Tempe is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 37,856 students take at least one class online at ASU - Tempe. 8,480 of ASU - Tempe students are attending part time.
Read full report on Physical Sciences at Arizona State University - Tempe
University of Houston - Downtown earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Houston, UH Downtown is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.3%. Approximately 6,159 students take at least one class online at UH Downtown. 8,391 of UH Downtown students are attending part time.
Read full report on Physical Sciences at University of Houston - Downtown
Northern Arizona University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. NAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff. As a testament to the quality of education offered at NAU, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Southwest Region ranking.
About 1.7% of NAU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 9,603 students at NAU that take at least one class online. 6,368 students are part time.
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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to The University of Texas at Arlington. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. 17,309 students at UT Arlington are exclusively online. 22,217 of UT Arlington students are attending part time.
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Texas Tech University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best physical sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. Texas Tech not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Physical Sciences in the Southwest Region list.
About 1.4% of Texas Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 22,394 students at Texas Tech that take at least one class online. There are roughly 7,077 part time students in attendance at Texas Tech.
Full Physical Sciences at Texas Tech University Report
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Odessa, UT Permian Basin is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
About 2.8% of UT Permian Basin students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,887 of UT Permian Basin students are exclusively distance learners. 2,711 of UT Permian Basin students are attending part time.
Full Physical Sciences at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin Report
