Physical Sciences at Fisk University

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

Fisk is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 911 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.

Fisk Physical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Fisk Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at Fisk 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 Fisk

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

Fisk Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% 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 Fisk since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 68% 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 Fisk University with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

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

Fisk Physical Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of physical sciences master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physics	5
Chemistry	3

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Biological & Biomedical 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 TN, the home state for Fisk University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
High School Teachers	20,190	$53,620
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,300	$129,320
Professors	2,040	$53,390
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,410	$72,470
Chemists	1,140	$75,430

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 EVula under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.