Physical Sciences at Austin Peay State University

What traits are you looking for in a physical sciences school? To help you decide if Austin Peay State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physical sciences program.

Austin Peay State University is located in Clarksville, Tennessee and approximately 10,272 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.

Austin Peay State University Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Austin Peay State University Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at Austin Peay State University 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.

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Austin Peay State University

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

Austin Peay State University Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% 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 Austin Peay State University since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at Austin Peay State University 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 Austin Peay State University with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geological & Earth Sciences	17
Chemistry	15
Physics	5

Related Majors

• Engineering
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Engineering Technologies
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

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 TN, the home state for Austin Peay State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
High School Teachers	20,190	$53,620
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,300	$129,320
Professors	2,040	$53,390
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,410	$72,470
Chemists	1,140	$75,430

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.