Physical Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University

49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a physical sciences school? To help you decide if Carnegie Mellon University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physical sciences program.

Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 13,519 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.

Carnegie Mellon Physical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Carnegie Mellon Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at Carnegie Mellon 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 42 students who received their doctoral degrees in physical sciences, making the school the #44 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Carnegie Mellon

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

Carnegie Mellon Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

47% Women

49% 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 Carnegie Mellon since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 Carnegie Mellon University with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	21
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Carnegie Mellon Physical Sciences Master’s Program

31% Women

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of physical sciences master's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	47
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

The following physical sciences concentations are available at Carnegie Mellon University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Carnegie Mellon University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Materials Sciences	105
Physics	56
Chemistry	55
Astronomy & Astrophysics	10

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 Carnegie Mellon 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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