Physical Sciences at Framingham State University

What traits are you looking for in a physical sciences school? To help you decide if Framingham State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physical sciences program.

Framingham State is located in Framingham, Massachusetts and approximately 4,876 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.

Framingham State Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Framingham State Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at Framingham State 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 Framingham State

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

Framingham State 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 Framingham State since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% 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 Framingham State 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	2
International Students	0
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 Framingham State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	5
Geological & Earth Sciences	4

Related Majors

• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• 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 MA, the home state for Framingham State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Architectural and Engineering Managers	8,190	$156,250
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Chemists	2,890	$94,270
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,950	$82,580

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.