Physical Sciences at Eastern Illinois University

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

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and has a total student population of 8,626.

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.

EIU Physical Sciences Degrees Available

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

EIU Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at EIU 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 EIU

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

EIU Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Eastern Illinois University with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

EIU Physical Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of physical sciences master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Illinois 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	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

Physical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Eastern Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	10
Physics	6
Geological & Earth Sciences	1

Related Majors

• Engineering
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Engineering Technologies

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 IL, the home state for Eastern Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Architectural and Engineering Managers	9,760	$136,270
Professors	3,040	$66,970
Chemists	2,870	$74,770
Natural Sciences Managers	1,950	$118,480

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.