Physical Sciences isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #19 in popularity out of 38 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in Florida to determine which ones were the best for physical sciences students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 1,646 degrees in physical sciences to qualified students.
The physical sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Physical Sciences rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for physical sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The physical sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Physical Sciences Schools in Florida.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the physical sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.
Any student who is interested in physical sciences has to check out University of Florida. UF is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were roughly 362 physical sciences students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the physical sciences program earn around $41,139 in their early career salary.
Florida State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in physical sciences. Florida State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tallahassee. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 262 physical sciences students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the physical sciences program report average early career wages of $40,418.
University of Central Florida is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in physical sciences. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 134 physical sciences students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent data year. Those physical sciences students who get their degree from University of Central Florida make $2,727 more than the typical physical sciences student.
It is hard to beat University of South Florida - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in physical sciences. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #198 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means USF Tampa is a great university overall.
There were roughly 187 physical sciences students who graduated with this degree at USF Tampa in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the physical sciences program report average early career income of $40,023.
Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 13th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 185 physical sciences students who graduated with this degree at FIU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the physical sciences program state that they receive average early career wages of $28,660.
Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Daytona Beach. A Best Colleges rank of #187 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a great university overall.
There were approximately 31 physical sciences students who graduated with this degree at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the physical sciences program earn around $41,515 for their early career.
Located in the city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 22nd out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 101 physical sciences students who graduated with this degree at FAU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the physical sciences program state that they receive average early career earnings of $35,015.
UNF is a large public university located in the large city of Jacksonville. This university ranks 26th out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were approximately 40 physical sciences students who graduated with this degree at UNF in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the physical sciences program earn around $31,663 in the first couple years of working.
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).
The physical sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Physical Sciences rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for physical sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
