2024 Best Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in physical sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #7 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of physical sciences. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 132 doctor's degrees in physical sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Physical Sciences School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of physical sciences for getting your doctor'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. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to physical sciences students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of physical sciences students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt physical sciences students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized physical sciences related body.

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 doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Physical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Physical Sciences in Georgia

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in physical sciences.

Top Georgia Schools for a Doctorate in Physical Sciences

1

Emory University
Atlanta, GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

29 Annual Graduates

Emory University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in physical sciences. Emory is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Atlanta.More information about a doctorate in physical sciences from Emory University

2

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Atlanta, GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

50 Annual Graduates

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in physical sciences. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.More information about a doctorate in physical sciences from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

3

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

31 Annual Graduates

University of Georgia is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in physical sciences. UGA is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Athens.More information about a doctorate in physical sciences from University of Georgia

Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	29	238
Virginia	29	136
Mississippi	28	32
South Carolina	28	56
North Carolina	26	174
Kentucky	26	40
Alabama	25	55
Tennessee	25	62
Louisiana	25	74
Arkansas	23	37
West Virginia	20	25

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Physical Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	97
Physics	30
Geological & Earth Sciences	3
Materials Sciences	2

Most Popular Majors Related to Physical Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Engineering	416
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	225
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	163
Mathematics & Statistics	39
Natural Resources & Conservation	17
Architecture & Related Services	13

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA. More about our data sources and methodologies.