by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Arkansas 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 235 bachelor's degrees in physical sciences during the 2022-2023 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of physical sciences for getting your bachelor'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. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges 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 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.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
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 bachelor's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in physical sciences.
University of Arkansas is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in physical sciences. UARK is a fairly large public university located in the city of Fayetteville.More information about a bachelor’s in physical sciences from University of Arkansas
It is hard to beat Southern Arkansas University Main Campus if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in physical sciences. Located in the town of Magnolia, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in physical sciences from Southern Arkansas University Main Campus
It is hard to beat University of Arkansas - Fort Smith if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in physical sciences. Located in the city of Fort Smith, UAFS is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in physical sciences from University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
Explore all the Best Physical Sciences Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 34 | 1,153 |
| Mississippi | 34 | 303 |
| Florida | 34 | 1,037 |
| Virginia | 34 | 1,080 |
| Alabama | 33 | 431 |
| Georgia | 33 | 816 |
| West Virginia | 32 | 189 |
| Tennessee | 32 | 560 |
| South Carolina | 32 | 335 |
| Kentucky | 31 | 363 |
| Louisiana | 31 | 331 |
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Chemistry | 139 |
| Physics | 67 |
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 29 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 779 |
| Engineering | 623 |
| Agriculture & Agriculture Operations | 390 |
| Engineering Technologies | 188 |
| Architecture & Related Services | 136 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 117 |
| Natural Resources & Conservation | 91 |
