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Physical Sciences at Adams State University

If you are interested in studying physical sciences, you may want to check out the program at Adams State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Adams State is located in Alamosa, Colorado and has a total student population of 3,164. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in physical sciences from Adams State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Physical Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Adams State Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Adams State Physical Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physical sciences progam at Adams State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physical sciences major at Adams State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physical Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 759
Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools 931
Most Focused Physical Sciences Schools 971

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Adams State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical sciences majors at Adams State University.

Adams State Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 6 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Physical Sciences from Adams State in 2020-2021, 17% were men and 83% were women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Adams State since its program graduates 40% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physical sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Adams State University with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Adams State also has a doctoral program available in physical sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

The following physical sciences concentations are available at Adams State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Adams State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Geological & Earth Sciences 4
Chemistry 2

Careers That Physical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CO, the home state for Adams State University.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
High School Teachers 16,950 $55,110
Architectural and Engineering Managers 3,350 $172,300
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 2,930 $93,010
Geoscientists 2,010 $111,130
Chemists 1,700 $77,250

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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