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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in Texas

92 Colleges
$44,195 Avg Salary
$22,497 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Physical Sciences School for You

Physical Sciences is the #22 most popular major in Texas with 2,811 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 92 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Physical Sciences program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the most popular school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Texas. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

After completing their degree, physical sciences graduates from Texas A&M College Station carry an average student debt load of $19,987. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $270.

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Out of the 92 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that physical sciences majors at UT Austin take out is $20,833. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $202, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Out of the 92 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 3 spot on the list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

The average amount in student loans that physical sciences majors at UH take out is $23,010.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Out of the 92 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that physical sciences majors at Texas Tech take out is $25,683.

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#5

Rice University

Houston, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in Texas list. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.

On average, physical sciences graduates from UT Dallas take out $20,016 in student loans while working on their degree.

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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for physical sciences students. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, physical sciences graduates from UTSA take out $23,617 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that physical sciences majors at UT Arlington take out is $21,695.

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University of North Texas landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular physical sciences programs. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

On average, physical sciences graduates from UNT take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for physical sciences students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a very large student population.

Physical Sciences majors at UT Rio Grande Valley take out an average of $10,397 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#11

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular physical sciences programs. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, physical sciences majors at Baylor accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular physical sciences programs. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#13

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular physical sciences programs. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

Physical Sciences majors at Texas State take out an average of $26,514 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Physical Sciences students in the state of Texas that almost earned our Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in Texas award.

Rank College Location
14 Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX
15 Texas A&M University - Commerce Commerce, TX
16 Austin Community College District Austin, TX
17 Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX
17 University of Houston - Downtown Houston, TX

Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Physical Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,469
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

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 25 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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