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Physical Sciences at Eastern Washington University

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

EWU is located in Cheney, Washington and approximately 12,349 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 24 physical sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from EWU.

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.

EWU Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

EWU Physical Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physical sciences major at EWU 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
19
Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools 471
Most Focused Physical Sciences Schools 919

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at EWU

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

EWU Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 24 physical sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from EWU, about 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at EWU since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at EWU 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 Eastern Washington University with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

EWU 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

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 Eastern Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry 20
Geological & Earth Sciences 2
Physics 2

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 WA, the home state for Eastern Washington University.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers 14,560 $67,550
Architectural and Engineering Managers 4,290 $154,620
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 2,880 $85,090
Natural Sciences Managers 1,810 $153,600
Chemists 1,720 $84,440

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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