Physical Sciences at Dominican University of California

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

DUofC is located in San Rafael, California and has a total student population of 1,837. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in physical sciences from DUofC.

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.

DUofC Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

DUofC Physical Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks physical sciences programs across the country. The following shows how DUofC performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physical sciences major at DUofC 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	686

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at DUofC

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

DUofC Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 physical sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from DUofC. Of these graduates, 38% were men and 63% were women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at DUofC since its program graduates 19% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at DUofC 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 Dominican University of California with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

DUofC also has a doctoral program available in physical sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	8

Related Majors

• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Computer & Information Sciences

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 Dominican University of California.

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
• Image Credit: By DominicanUniversityofCalifornia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.