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2023 Most Popular General Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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$21,333 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

General Physical Sciences is the #147 most popular major in the country with 3,823 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular General Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Physical Sciences program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for physical science majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Tempe to be the most popular school for general physical sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

Of the 58 students majoring in physical science at ASU - Tempe, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is a great place for general physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. New Mexico Tech is a small public school located in the remote town of Socorro.

Full General Physical Sciences at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Report

Out of the 7 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hardin - Simmons University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Hardin - Simmons is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Abilene.

Full General Physical Sciences at Hardin - Simmons University Report

#4

Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Bartlesville, OK

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Oklahoma Wesleyan University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general physical sciences schools in the Southwest Region . OKWU or OWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Bartlesville.

Full General Physical Sciences at Oklahoma Wesleyan University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southern Nazarene University is a great place for general physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Bethany, SNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the # 4 spot on the list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Edinburg.

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#4

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western New Mexico University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the town of Silver City.

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Best General Physical Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general physical sciences schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 30
Arizona 731
Oklahoma 99
New Mexico 67

One of 8 majors within the area of study, general physical sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 21,239
Physics 13,674
Geological & Earth Sciences 7,821
Astronomy & Astrophysics 1,375
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 1,140

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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