2025 Best Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland

Physical Sciences is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #18 out of the 38 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for physical sciences students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 522 bachelor's degrees in physical sciences during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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

The physical sciences bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality physical sciences program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

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

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on physical sciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other physical sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt physical sciences students go into to obtain their bachelor'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 colleges for physical sciences students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Physical Sciences Schools

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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 Physical Sciences in Maryland

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

Top Maryland Schools for a Bachelor's in Physical Sciences

1

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

55 Annual Graduates

Johns Hopkins University is a good option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in physical sciences. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore.More information about a bachelor’s in physical sciences from Johns Hopkins University

2

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

141 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in physical sciences needs to take a look at University of Maryland - College Park. UMCP is a very large public university located in the suburb of College Park.More information about a bachelor’s in physical sciences from University of Maryland - College Park

3

Towson University
Towson, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

59 Annual Graduates

Towson University is a great option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in physical sciences. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in physical sciences from Towson University

4

University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

28 Annual Graduates

University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a wonderful option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in physical sciences. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in physical sciences from University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	37	1,945
New York	37	2,449
New Jersey	34	587
Delaware	30	86
District of Columbia	28	103

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Physical Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	208
Physics	176
Geological & Earth Sciences	75
Astronomy & Astrophysics	26
General Physical Sciences	20
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	17

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	2,379
Engineering	2,079
Mathematics & Statistics	549
Natural Resources & Conservation	367
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	172
Architecture & Related Services	168
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences	52
Engineering Technologies	26
Science Technologies / Technicians	8

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.