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2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Florida

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$6,150 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,331 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Physical Sciences School for You

With 469 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, physical sciences is the #18 most popular major in Florida.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Florida ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best value programs for physical sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Florida

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

Best Florida Schools for Affordable Quality in Physical Sciences

#1

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL
$4,879 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Florida Atlantic University the best value school in Florida for physical sciences students. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FAU are $4,879 a year.

Full Physical Sciences at Florida Atlantic University Report

$6,410 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Florida list. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USF Tampa are $6,410 per year.

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#3

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL
$6,517 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Florida State University is a great value for physical sciences students. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Florida State undergraduate students pay an average of $6,517 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Florida State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Physical Sciences Schools in Florida list.

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#4

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL
$6,381 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Physical Sciences Schools in Florida list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

UF undergraduate students pay an average of $6,381 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UF did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Physical Sciences Schools in Florida list.

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$6,565 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Florida International University is a great value for physical sciences students. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FIU are $6,565 per year.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at Florida International University

Best Value Physical Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 162
North Carolina 441
Virginia 241
Tennessee 161
Georgia 240
South Carolina 89
Louisiana 146
West Virginia 49
Kentucky 92
Arkansas 69
Alabama 123

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

Majors Similar to Physical Sciences

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 5 schools only.

  • 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.

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