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2023 Best Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

21 Colleges
$36,876 Avg Salary
$22,933 Avg Student Debt

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, physical sciences was ranked #19 in the country. In fact 50,306 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the physical sciences bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the best school in the Southwest Region for physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Embry-Riddle Prescott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Prescott.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - Kingsville helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for physical sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.

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#7

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for physical sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Waco.

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#8

University of Houston

Houston, TX

With a ranking of #8, University of Houston did quite well on this year’s best schools for physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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University of North Texas landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree physical sciences programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,469
Texas 2,811
New Mexico 288
Oklahoma 558

Physical Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 21,239
Physics 13,674
Geological & Earth Sciences 7,821
General Physical Sciences 3,823
Astronomy & Astrophysics 1,375
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 1,140
Materials Sciences 658
Other Physical Science 538
Physics and Astronomy 38

Majors Similar to Physical Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 21 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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