2025 Best Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in physical sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #7 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 280 doctor's degrees in physical sciences during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Physical Sciences School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of physical sciences for getting your doctor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor'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 physical sciences students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of physical sciences students who choose to seek a doctor'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 much debt physical sciences students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized physical sciences related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for physical sciences students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Physical Sciences in Florida

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in physical sciences.

Top Florida Schools for a Doctorate in Physical Sciences

1

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

79 Annual Graduates

University of Florida is a great choice for students interested in a doctor's degree in physical sciences. UF is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Gainesville.More information about a doctorate in physical sciences from University of Florida

2

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

67 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Florida State University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in physical sciences. Florida State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tallahassee.More information about a doctorate in physical sciences from Florida State University

3

University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in physical sciences needs to look into University of Central Florida. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in physical sciences from University of Central Florida

4

Florida International University
Miami, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

25 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Florida International University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in physical sciences. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in physical sciences from Florida International University

Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Virginia	29	136
Georgia	28	132
Mississippi	28	32
South Carolina	28	56
North Carolina	26	174
Kentucky	26	40
Alabama	25	55
Tennessee	25	62
Louisiana	25	74
Arkansas	23	37
West Virginia	20	25

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Physical Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	130
Physics	89
Geological & Earth Sciences	43
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	8
Astronomy & Astrophysics	7
Materials Sciences	3

Most Popular Majors Related to Physical Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Engineering	530
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	314
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	181
Mathematics & Statistics	72
Natural Resources & Conservation	23
Architecture & Related Services	19
Engineering Technologies	1

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.