Physical Sciences is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #19 out of the 38 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Physical Sciences Schools in Kentucky ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 468 degrees in physical sciences to qualified students.
Your choice of physical sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Physical Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Schools in Kentucky list to help you make the college decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the physical sciences degree levels they offer.
Every student who is interested in physical sciences has to take a look at University of Kentucky. UK is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lexington. A Best Colleges rank of #230 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UK is a great university overall.
There were roughly 114 physical sciences students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent data year. After graduation, physical sciences degree recipients generally make around $26,392 in their early careers.
It's hard to beat Eastern Kentucky University if you wish to pursue a degree in physical sciences. Eastern is a fairly large public university located in the town of Richmond. This university ranks 10th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 50 physical sciences students who graduated with this degree at Eastern in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the physical sciences program make around $27,317 for their early career.
Western Kentucky University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in physical sciences. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were roughly 74 physical sciences students who graduated with this degree at WKU in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the physical sciences program make around $24,565 in their early career salary.
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).
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Your choice of physical sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Physical Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
