Physical Sciences at Boston University

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 32,718.

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.

Boston U Physical Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences
Master’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Boston U Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at Boston U 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 30 students who received their doctoral degrees in physical sciences, making the school the #71 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

51% Women

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% 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 Boston U since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Boston University with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	33
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Boston U Physical Sciences Master’s Program

42% Women

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of physical sciences master's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	54
Physics	38
Astronomy & Astrophysics	18
Geological & Earth Sciences	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 MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Architectural and Engineering Managers	8,190	$156,250
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Chemists	2,890	$94,270
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,950	$82,580

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
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