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2023 Most Popular Online Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region

7 Colleges
$42,669 Avg Salary
$22,079 Avg Student Debt

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southwest Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for physical sciences majors pursuing an online .

Our analysis found Mesa Community College to be the most popular school for physical sciences students who want to pursue an online degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Mesa, Mesa Community College is a public college with a large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Scottsdale Community College is a great place for physical sciences students pursuing an online degree. Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

Out of the 7 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rio Salado College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, Rio Salado College is a public school with a large student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public college with a large student population.

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The excellent online programs at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best physical sciences schools in the Southwest Region . New Mexico Tech is a small public school located in the remote town of Socorro.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

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#7

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, OK

Oklahoma City Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for physical sciences students. It came in at #7 on the list. OCCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Oklahoma City.

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Explore the most popular online 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 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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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