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2022 Best Vallue Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making Over $110k

7 Ranked Colleges
253 Degrees Awarded
$27,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making Over $110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 52,879 people earned their degree in physical sciences, making the major the 18th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $38,122 and had an average of $22,339 in loans still to pay off.

Across Florida, there were 1,591 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,570 and $22,704 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 253 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,671 and $120,169 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in physical sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent physical sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the physical sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income Over $110k) in Florida

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making Over $110k. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 61 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at University of Florida

#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making Over $110k list. Florida State University is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 68 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at Florida State

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 21 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF also took the #5 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Florida are $28,657, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at UCF

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making Over $110k. USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 54 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.

USF Tampa also took the #4 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126.

Full USF Tampa Physical Sciences Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified doctorate’s physical sciences students in 2019-2020.

FIU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at FIU are $24,211, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Physical Sciences at Florida International University

#6

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida
#6 in overall quality

Florida Atlantic University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #6. FAU is a large school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 7 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

FAU also made our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at FAU are $18,482.

Read more about Physical Sciences at FAU

#7

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#3 in overall quality

University of Miami did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Coral Gables, Florida, and it awarded 17 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

U Miami not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U Miami are $40,220, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Miami Physical Sciences Report

Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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