Choosing Florida Tech for a PhD in physics gives students access to more than 5,000 technological companies, including NASA. The university is strategically situated at the center of Florida's high-tech corridor, and there is no better place to study and start a career than in one of the most diverse science and technology-oriented areas in the country.<br><br>In fact, students in the physics program are part of a university recognized as having the very first space sciences program in the world, and one that awards the largest number of physics bachelor's degrees each year (according to the American Institute of Physics).<br><br>Students seeking a PhD in physics will find a unique learning environment at Florida Tech with the expert faculty, tools, and resources they might expect to find at a larger university, but at a smaller school with a more intimate setting. Core competencies include analytics mechanics, electromagnetic theory, quantum mechanics, and thermodynamics. Students apply their curriculum through world-class experiments such as the Compact Muon Solenoid at CERN by using our advanced Ortega .8-m telescope.