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 large public school located in the city of Houston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH Downtown are $17,196 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great value for physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UH are $21,891 a year.
UH 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 excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - Kingsville helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value physical sciences schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college 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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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value physical sciences schools in the Southwest Region . OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OSU are $24,764 per year.
OSU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very 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 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. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNT are $20,906 a year.
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Texas Tech University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value 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.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas Tech are $24,121 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Texas Tech 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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Sam Houston State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree physical sciences programs. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SHSU are $18,752 per 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 very large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UTSA are $21,528 a year.
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Texas A&M University - College Station 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 #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $38,855 per year.
Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Explore the best physical sciences schools 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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