Physical Sciences at Frostburg State University

Every physical sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physical sciences program at Frostburg State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Frostburg State is located in Frostburg, Maryland and approximately 4,857 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.

Frostburg State Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Frostburg State Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at Frostburg 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 Frostburg State

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

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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 Frostburg State University with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Frostburg State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geological & Earth Sciences	10
Chemistry	4
Physics	2

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Engineering
• 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 MD, the home state for Frostburg State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
High School Teachers	19,330	$72,610
Architectural and Engineering Managers	5,010	$145,470
Natural Sciences Managers	3,370	$148,310
Chemists	3,100	$116,060
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,560	$77,300

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 Cmcnamee0 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.