2025 Best Other Physical Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia

Other Physical Sciencebachelor's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #241 out of the 363 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for other physical science students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 37 bachelor's degrees in other physical science during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to other physical science students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of other physical science students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for other physical science to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other physical science related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for other physical science students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Other Physical Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia list to help you make the college decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Other Physical Science in Virginia

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for other physical science students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Virginia Schools for a Bachelor's in Other Physical Science

1

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

17 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in other physical science has to take a look at Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.More information about a bachelor’s in other physical science from Virginia Tech

2

University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, VA

20 Annual Graduates

$35,464 Median Starting Salary

University of Mary Washington is a good option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in other physical science. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Fredericksburg, UMW is a public university with a small student population.

After graduation, other physical science bachelor's recipients usually earn around $35,464 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in other physical science from University of Mary Washington

Best Other Physical Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Other Physical Science Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	225	1
Georgia	224	5
North Carolina	213	0
South Carolina	195	0
Alabama	184	35
Arkansas	167	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Other Physical Science

One of 8 majors within the Physical Sciences area of study, Other Physical Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Other Physical Science Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Physical Science	37

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	531
Physics	294
Geological & Earth Sciences	112
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	44
Astronomy & Astrophysics	10

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.