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Physical Sciences at Augustana College

If you plan to study physical sciences, take a look at what Augustana College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Augustana is located in Rock Island, Illinois and has a total student population of 2,389. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in physical sciences from Augustana.

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.

Augustana Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Augustana Physical Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physical sciences major at Augustana 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 Focused Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 288
Most Focused Physical Sciences Schools 430

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Augustana

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical sciences majors at Augustana College.

Augustana Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 16 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in physical sciences from Augustana in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Augustana since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at Augustana are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Augustana 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 Augustana College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Geological & Earth Sciences 8
Chemistry 5
Physics 3

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 IL, the home state for Augustana College.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
Architectural and Engineering Managers 9,760 $136,270
Professors 3,040 $66,970
Chemists 2,870 $74,770
Natural Sciences Managers 1,950 $118,480

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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