Physical Sciences at Clarkson University

If you are interested in studying physical sciences, you may want to check out the program at Clarkson University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Clarkson is located in Potsdam, New York and approximately 4,025 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.

Clarkson Physical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Clarkson Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at Clarkson 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in physical sciences, making the school the #173 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Clarkson

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

Clarkson Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at Clarkson 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 Clarkson University with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Clarkson Physical Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of physical sciences master's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

The following physical sciences concentations are available at Clarkson University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Clarkson University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physics	14
Chemistry	8

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Engineering Technologies
• Engineering

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 NY, the home state for Clarkson University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,330	$161,670
Professors	6,440	$112,000
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,400	$79,340
Chemists	3,360	$85,590

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
• Image Credit: By RobinsonRP under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.