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Best Space Studies Schools Near Coral Springs, FL (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Coral Springs, Florida is home to about 133,962 residents. Median household income is $90,643 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 39.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area, the top-earning space studies-related role is Physicists at a median $272,480 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Space Studies Schools to Coral Springs
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer space studies programs near Coral Springs, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Coral Springs city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
How We Rank Schools
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most
recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS).
To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked
against schools at the same credential level:
BOCSCORE
Graduation rate 30%
Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
Average net price (lower is better) 20%
Retention rate 15%
Fully online availability 10%
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score.
On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Coral Springs.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
BOC
Ranked by BOC Score — U.S. Dept. of Education outcome data. Advertising never affects rankings.
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Florida schools on the Florida space studies page.
Space Studies Wages Near Coral Springs
Coral Springs is part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (BLS area code 33100). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Florida statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Astronomers
N/A
FL statewide
–
Physicists
$272,480
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
$238,599
Aerospace Engineers
$131,210
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
$114,895
Natural Sciences Managers
$119,700
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
$104,816
Atmospheric and Space Scientists
$122,700
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
$107,443
Engineers, All Other
$91,790
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
$80,377
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
$89,900
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
$78,722
Physical Scientists, All Other
$130,940
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
$114,658
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
Coral Springs at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
133,962
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$90,643
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
39.7%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
114.2 (above U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Coral Springs-Area Cities With Space Studies Programs
What are the highest-paying space studies roles near Coral Springs?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying space studies-related roles near Coral Springs are: Physicists ($272,480), Aerospace Engineers ($131,210), Physical Scientists, All Other ($130,940). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Florida statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Margate instead of Coral Springs?
Margate, FL is 3.4 miles from Coral Springs and has its own set of local space studies programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Is Coral Springs an affordable place to study space studies?
Coral Springs’s median household income of $90,643 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Coral Springs while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Florida public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
How do I verify a program is accredited?
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Data verified: September 7, 2026.
Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
