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2023 Best Physical Sciences Schools in Texas

12 Colleges
$44,195 Avg Salary
$22,497 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Physical Sciences School for You

Physical Sciences is the #15 most popular major in Texas with 904 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Physical Sciences Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Texas to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Physical Sciences Schools in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Physical Sciences Colleges.

Top 10 Best Physical Sciences Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best school in Texas for physical sciences students. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a great place for physical sciences students. Texas A&M Kingsville is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Kingsville.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Physical Sciences Schools in Texas list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Physical Sciences Schools in Texas list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

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#5

Baylor University

Waco, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Physical Sciences Schools in Texas list. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Physical Sciences Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for physical sciences students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of North Texas ranked #8 on this year’s Best Physical Sciences Schools in Texas list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best physical sciences programs. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best physical sciences programs. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 255
Oklahoma 155
New Mexico 103

Physical Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 5,005
Physics 3,727
Geological & Earth Sciences 2,491
Materials Sciences 448
Astronomy & Astrophysics 371
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 342
Other Physical Science 191
General Physical Sciences 107
Physics and Astronomy 23

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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