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Physical Sciences at California State University - East Bay

Physical Sciences at California State University - East Bay

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

Cal State East Bay is located in Hayward, California and approximately 16,253 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.

Cal State East Bay Physical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Cal State East Bay Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at Cal State East Bay 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 Cal State East Bay

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical sciences majors at California State University - East Bay.

Cal State East Bay Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

48% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 52% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% 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 Cal State East Bay since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 State University - East Bay with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Cal State East Bay Physical Sciences Master’s Program

69% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of physical sciences master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

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In the physical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 5
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 California State University - East Bay. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry 15
Geological & Earth Sciences 7
Physics 7

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 State University - East Bay.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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