Physical Sciences at Georgetown 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 Georgetown University stacks up to those at other schools.

Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 19,371. In 2021, 27 physical sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Georgetown.

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.

Georgetown Physical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Georgetown Physical Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks physical sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Georgetown performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physical sciences major at Georgetown 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	200

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in physical sciences from Georgetown. This makes it the #134 most popular school for physical sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in physical sciences, making the school the #121 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Georgetown

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

Georgetown Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 27 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in physical sciences from Georgetown in 2021, 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Georgetown since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at Georgetown 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 Georgetown University with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Georgetown Physical Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 16 physical sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Georgetown, about 44% were men and 56% were women.

Of the students who received a physical sciences master's degree from Georgetown, 63% 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 Georgetown University with a master's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Georgetown also has a doctoral program available in physical sciences. In 2021, 14 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	30
Physics	27

Related Majors

• Engineering Technologies
• Architecture & Related Services
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Computer & Information Sciences
• 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 DC, the home state for Georgetown University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
High School Teachers	3,850	$65,180
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,600	$115,190
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,360	$152,130
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$132,310

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 Lucas Cantor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.