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2023 Most Popular Engineering Physics Schools in the Southwest Region

16 Colleges
$31,500 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Engineering Physics School for You

Engineering Physics is the #239 most popular major in the country with 994 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Engineering Physics Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering Physics program at each school on the list.

Check out the engineering physics programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our analysis found Stephen F Austin State University to be the most popular school for engineering physics students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public college with a large student population.

While working on their degree, engineering physics majors at SFASU accumulate an average of around $31,500 in student debt.

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#2

Rice University

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Physics Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at New Mexico State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering physics schools in the Southwest Region . NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Las Cruces.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Oklahoma State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. SWOSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Weatherford.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Engineering Physics Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the suburb of Norman.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Physics Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public college with a large student population.

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Texas Lutheran University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Engineering Physics Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the fringe town of Seguin, TLU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering physics students. It came in at #7 on the list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.

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#7

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

University of Tulsa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for engineering physics students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Tulsa, University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular engineering physics programs. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Engineering Physics Colleges by State

Explore the best engineering physics schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 39
Arizona 7
Oklahoma 20
New Mexico 6

One of 40 majors within the area of study, engineering physics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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