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Physical Sciences at Florida Institute of Technology

Physical Sciences at Florida Institute of Technology

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

Florida Tech is located in Melbourne, Florida and has a total student population of 6,775.

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.

Florida Tech Physical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Florida Tech Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at Florida Tech 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.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in physical sciences, making the school the #151 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Florida Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical sciences majors at Florida Institute of Technology.

Florida Tech Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% 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 Florida Tech since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

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About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at Florida Tech 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 Florida Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 28
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Florida Tech Physical Sciences Master’s Program

60% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of physical sciences master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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Of the students who received a physical sciences master's degree from Florida Tech, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 8
International Students 3
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 Florida Institute of Technology. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Astronomy & Astrophysics 36
Chemistry 18
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 11
Physics 9
Geological & Earth Sciences 6

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 FL, the home state for Florida Institute of Technology.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers 47,960 $54,120
Professors 16,250 $61,440
Architectural and Engineering Managers 7,030 $129,850
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 4,920 $58,790
Chemists 2,010 $67,800

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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