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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Physical Sciences for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Physical Sciences for a Bachelor's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Physical Sciences for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Physical Sciences is the 19th most popular major in the country with 50,306 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $39,880 and had an average of $22,620 in loans still to pay off.

Across Florida, there were 1,508 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,331 and $20,298 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,037 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,395 and $25,950 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Physical Sciences for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 6 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 offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the physical sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Physical Sciences for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Physical Sciences for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 6 Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Florida

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Physical Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 229 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

UF also made our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 53,372 students enrolled at UF were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UF offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UF Veteran Student Life Report

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Physical Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. Florida State is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 77 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list.According to our most recent data, Florida State supports 43,569 students, and 8 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 8 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,819. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Florida State offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Florida State]](/colleges/florida-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Physical Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. USF Tampa is a large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 117 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

USF Tampa also took the #3 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking.Among the 50,626 students enrolled at USF Tampa, 2,211 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,241 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,943. During this same period, 13 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of South Florida - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report

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Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Atlantic University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Physical Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. Florida Atlantic University is a large school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 51 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

FAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list.Our most recent data shows that 708 of the 30,805 students enrolled at FAU were GI Bill® students, of which 397 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,153. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. FAU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full FAU Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Physical Sciences for a Bachelor’s. FIU is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 155 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

FIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list.Of the 58,836 students enrolled at Florida International University, 1,079 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 606 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,771. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Florida International University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full FIU Veteran Student Life Report

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University of North Florida
Jacksonville, Florida

University of North Florida came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Physical Sciences for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of North Florida is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.

UNF also took the #7 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking.According to our most recent data, UNF supports 16,926 students, and 1,067 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 616 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,959. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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