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Physical Sciences at Alcorn State University

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Physical Sciences at Alcorn State 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 Alcorn State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Alcorn State is located in Alcorn State, Mississippi and approximately 3,230 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in physical sciences from Alcorn 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.

Alcorn State Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Alcorn State Physical Sciences Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physical sciences major at Alcorn 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 482
Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools 608

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Alcorn State

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

Alcorn State Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

94% Women
63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 physical sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from Alcorn State. Of these graduates, 6% were men and 94% were women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Alcorn State since its program graduates 51% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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 Alcorn State University with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Alcorn 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

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 Alcorn State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry 16

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 MS, the home state for Alcorn State University.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
High School Teachers 8,920 $47,190
Architectural and Engineering Managers 890 $122,550
Geoscientists 350 $91,490
Physical Scientists 320 $87,010

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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