When it comes to popularity, physical sciences sits in the middle of the road, ranking #19 out of 38 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Physical Sciences Schools in Alabama ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 540 degrees in physical sciences to qualified students.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Physical Sciences Schools in Alabama ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of physical sciences degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Any student who is interested in physical sciences needs to look into University of Alabama at Birmingham. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Students who receive their degree from the physical sciences program earn about $22,839 in the first couple years of their career.
University of North Alabama is a great decision for students interested in a degree in physical sciences. Located in the small city of Florence, UNA is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.
Physical Sciences degree recipients from University of North Alabama get an earnings boost of about $15,298 over the average income of physical sciences graduates.
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).