Physical Sciences at East Carolina University

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and approximately 28,798 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.

ECU Physical Sciences Degrees Available

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

ECU Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at ECU 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 ECU

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

ECU Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

58% Women

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% 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 ECU since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at ECU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 East Carolina University with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	44
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

ECU Physical Sciences Master’s Program

41% Women

17% 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.

Of the students who received a physical sciences master's degree from ECU, 66% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	19
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 East Carolina University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	89
Geological & Earth Sciences	24
Physics	17
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	1

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 NC, the home state for East Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Professors	5,220	$70,590
Chemists	4,370	$77,820
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,060	$140,980
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	3,790	$64,850

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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