Physical Sciences at Furman University

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

Furman is located in Greenville, South Carolina and approximately 2,567 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.

Furman Physical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Furman Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at Furman 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 Furman

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

Furman Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% 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 Furman since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at Furman 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 Furman University with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Furman Physical Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of physical sciences master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

Of the students who received a physical sciences master's degree from Furman, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	21
Geological & Earth Sciences	7
Physics	7

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 SC, the home state for Furman University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
High School Teachers	15,310	$54,400
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,770	$132,810
Chemists	1,450	$75,960
Engineering Professors	610	$98,390
Natural Sciences Managers	530	$91,270

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 Greengrass090 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.