2025 Best Other Physical Science Schools in the Southeast Region

Other Physical Science degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #276 out of the 395 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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Other Physical Science Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 149 degrees in other physical science annually.

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Pick Your Other Physical Science Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Other Physical Science Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Other Physical Science in the Southeast Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the other physical science degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Southeast Region Schools in Other Physical Science

1

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4.8% Growth in Graduates

Virginia Tech is a great decision for students interested in a degree in other physical science. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.More information about a degree in other physical science from Virginia Tech

2

University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, VA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

31 Other Physical Science Degrees Awarded

19.4% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Mary Washington if you wish to pursue a degree in other physical science. UMW is a small public university located in the midsize suburb of Fredericksburg.

Students who graduate with their degree from the other physical science program report average early career wages of $35,464.

More information about a degree in other physical science from University of Mary Washington

Best Other Physical Science Colleges by State

Explore the best other physical science schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	287	5
Florida	282	1
North Carolina	279	47
Virginia	274	45
South Carolina	248	4
Arkansas	234	0
Alabama	233	51

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Other Physical Science Related Rankings by Major

Other Physical Science is one of 8 different types of Physical Sciences programs to choose from.

Other Physical Science Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Physical Science	149

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Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	4,991
Physics	2,179
Geological & Earth Sciences	1,611
General Physical Sciences	221
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	210
Astronomy & Astrophysics	176
Materials Sciences	48
Physics and Astronomy	33

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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.