Physical Sciences at Goucher College

If you plan to study physical sciences, take a look at what Goucher College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Goucher is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a total student population of 2,015. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in physical sciences from Goucher.

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.

Goucher Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Goucher Physical Sciences Rankings

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

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 Goucher 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	167
Most Focused Physical Sciences Schools	253
Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools	626

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Goucher

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

Goucher Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 15 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Physical Sciences from Goucher in 2020-2021, 20% were men and 80% were women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Goucher since its program graduates 37% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Goucher also has a doctoral program available in physical sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	13
Physics	2

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Computer & Information Sciences
• 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 MD, the home state for Goucher College.

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 Rob Coyle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.