When it comes to popularity, physical sciences sits in the middle of the road, ranking #19 out of 38 majors in the country. 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 8 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the best for physical sciences students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,209 degrees in physical sciences annually.
Your choice of physical sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Physical Sciences School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Georgia.
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The schools below may not offer all types of physical sciences degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in physical sciences. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Georgia Tech is a great school overall.
There were about 192 physical sciences students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Emory University if you want to pursue a degree in physical sciences. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #31 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.
There were approximately 169 physical sciences students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the physical sciences program earn around $32,130 for their early career.
Every student who is interested in physical sciences needs to check out University of Georgia. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 153 physical sciences students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the physical sciences program make about $45,677 for their early career.
Every student who is interested in physical sciences has to check out Georgia Southern University. Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #451 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means GaSou is a great university overall.
There were roughly 77 physical sciences students who graduated with this degree at GaSou in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the physical sciences program report average early career earnings of $34,977.
Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 17th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were roughly 215 physical sciences students who graduated with this degree at Georgia State in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the physical sciences program make around $36,642 for their early career.
Located in the midsize city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 19th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were approximately 24 physical sciences students who graduated with this degree at Mercer in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 20th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were about 58 physical sciences students who graduated with this degree at KSU Georgia 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 earnings of $38,790.
Located in the city of Augusta, Augusta University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 27th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were roughly 20 physical sciences students who graduated with this degree at Augusta University in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, physical sciences degree recipients typically make an average of $48,382 in the first five years of their career.
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).
Your choice of physical sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Physical Sciences School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
