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Best Space Studies Schools Near Daytona Beach, FL (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Daytona Beach, Florida has 4 accredited schools offering space studies programs. Daytona Beach has a population of about 75,924. Median household income is $50,130 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 25.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In Florida, the top-earning space studies-related role is Physicists at a median $225,390 annually (BLS, May 2025).
Closest Space Studies Schools to Daytona Beach
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer space studies programs near Daytona Beach, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Daytona Beach 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 Daytona Beach.
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 Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach is part of the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro area (BLS area code 19660). 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
$225,390
FL statewide
$226,751
Aerospace Engineers
$122,270
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
$123,008
Natural Sciences Managers
$83,200
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
$83,702
Atmospheric and Space Scientists
$115,960
FL statewide
$116,660
Engineers, All Other
$78,100
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
$78,571
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
$81,980
FL statewide
$82,475
Physical Scientists, All Other
$131,690
FL statewide
$132,485
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.
Daytona Beach at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
75,924
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$50,130
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
25.7%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
99.4 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Daytona Beach-Area Cities With Space Studies Programs
How many accredited space studies schools are near Daytona Beach, FL?
Our directory has 4 accredited schools offering space studies programs near Daytona Beach. The closest is Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach in Daytona Beach, FL (2.8 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Florida Institute of Technology (83.1 miles). 3 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying space studies roles near Daytona Beach?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying space studies-related roles near Daytona Beach are: Physicists ($225,390), Physical Scientists, All Other ($131,690), Aerospace Engineers ($122,270). 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 Ormond Beach instead of Daytona Beach?
Ormond Beach, FL is 6.9 miles from Daytona Beach 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 Daytona Beach an affordable place to study space studies?
Daytona Beach’s median household income of $50,130 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Daytona Beach 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 2025-2035) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
