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2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
253 Degrees Awarded
$27,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Physical Sciences is the 18th most popular major in the country with 52,879 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $38,122 and had an average of $22,339 in loans still to pay off.

Across Florida, there were 1,591 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,570 and $22,704 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 253 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,671 and $120,169 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in physical sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent physical sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the physical sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for florida doctor’s degree physical sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in Florida

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 61 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130.

Full University of Florida Physical Sciences Report

#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school awarded 68 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s physical sciences students in 2019-2020.

Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Florida State University Physical Sciences Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 54 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of South Florida - Main Campus Physical Sciences Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s physical sciences degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

UCF also made our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCF are $28,657, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Central Florida Physical Sciences Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 17 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FIU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at FIU are $24,211, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full FIU Physical Sciences Report

#6

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Florida Atlantic University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k list. Florida Atlantic University is a large school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 7 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

FAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at FAU are $18,482.

Full Florida Atlantic University Physical Sciences Report

#7

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#3 in overall quality

University of Miami landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 17 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

U Miami also took the #3 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U Miami are $40,220.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at U Miami

Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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