Physical Sciences at Bucknell University

5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Bucknell is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,726 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.

Bucknell Physical Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Bucknell Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at Bucknell 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 Bucknell

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

Bucknell Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% 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 Bucknell since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at Bucknell 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 Bucknell University with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

If you plan to be a physical sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Bucknell University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physics	18
Chemistry	11

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 PA, the home state for Bucknell University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,220	$150,400
Chemists	5,460	$77,250
Natural Sciences Managers	4,480	$147,810

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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