Physical Sciences at California Institute of Technology

53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Caltech is located in Pasadena, California and has a total student population of 2,240.

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.

Caltech Physical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Caltech Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at Caltech 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 64 students who received their doctoral degrees in physical sciences, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Caltech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical sciences majors at California Institute of Technology.

Caltech Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

47% Women

53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% 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 Caltech since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 California Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	14
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Caltech Physical Sciences Master’s Program

41% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of physical sciences master's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	22
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 California Institute of Technology. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physics	52
Chemistry	32
Geological & Earth Sciences	31
Astronomy & Astrophysics	28

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 CA, the home state for California Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890
Chemists	10,430	$88,570
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790

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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