Physical Sciences at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

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

Georgia Tech is located in Atlanta, Georgia and has a total student population of 39,771. Of the 3,879 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus in 2021, 62 of them were physical sciences majors.

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.

Georgia Tech Physical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Georgia Tech Physical Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physical sciences progam at Georgia Tech compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physical sciences major at Georgia 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Physical Sciences Schools	81
Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	105
Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	172
	195

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in physical sciences from Georgia Tech. This makes it the #173 most popular school for physical sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 50 students who received their doctoral degrees in physical sciences, making the school the #34 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Georgia Tech

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

Georgia Tech Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 62 physical sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Georgia Tech, about 68% were men and 32% were women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at Georgia Tech are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	38
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Georgia Tech Physical Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of physical sciences master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Georgia Tech also has a doctoral program available in physical sciences. In 2021, 50 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	64
Physics	60

Related Majors

• Engineering Technologies
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Architecture & Related Services
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Computer & Information 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 GA, the home state for Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,740	$142,240
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,300	$72,860
Chemists	1,270	$83,240
Geoscientists	490	$68,860

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 Disavian under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.