2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for physical sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Houston - Downtown the best value school in the Southwest Region for physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. UH Downtown is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UH Downtown are $17,196 a year.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH are $21,891 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UH also is in the top 20% of our Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a great value for physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas A&M Kingsville are $25,746 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stillwater.
OSU undergraduate students pay an average of $24,764 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, OSU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a great value for physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Edinburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $19,333 per year.
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University of North Texas ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNT are $20,906 per year.
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Texas Tech University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
Texas Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $24,121 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Texas Tech also did well on our Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #8, Sam Houston State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. SHSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SHSU are $18,752 a year.
SHSU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio 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 #9 on the list. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UTSA are $21,528 per year.
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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas A&M College Station are $38,855 a year.
Texas A&M College Station also took the #5 spot in our Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
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Physical Sciences Related Majors for Physical Sciences
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.
- 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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