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Physical Sciences at Berea College

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 Berea College stacks up to those at other schools.

Berea is located in Berea, Kentucky and has a total student population of 1,432. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in physical sciences from Berea.

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.

Berea Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Berea Physical Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physical sciences progam at Berea 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 Berea 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 86
Most Focused Physical Sciences Schools 126
Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 555
Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools 699

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Berea

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

Berea Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The physical sciences program at Berea awarded 12 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Berea since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Berea College with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 4
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry 8
Physics 4

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 KY, the home state for Berea College.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
High School Teachers 12,250 $56,200
Architectural and Engineering Managers 1,940 $117,490
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 1,200 $51,740
Professors 890 $50,500
Chemists 650 $72,100

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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