Physical Sciences at Alabama A & M University

Every physical sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physical sciences program at Alabama A & M University stacks up to those at other schools.

AAMU is located in Normal, Alabama and approximately 5,977 students attend the school each year.

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.

AAMU Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

AAMU Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at AAMU 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in physical sciences, making the school the #212 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at AAMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical sciences majors at Alabama A & M University.

AAMU Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at AAMU since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 68% 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 Alabama A & M University with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

Physical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Alabama A & M University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physics	4
Chemistry	3

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Architecture & Related Services
• Engineering Technologies
• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

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 AL, the home state for Alabama A & M University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
High School Teachers	16,270	$51,180
Professors	3,180	$36,330
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,290	$138,470
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	840	$67,630
Chemists	610	$76,220

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Spyder_Monkey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.