Physical Sciences at Howard University

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

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 10,859 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students received a bachelor's degree in physical sciences from Howard.

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.

Howard Physical Sciences Degrees Available

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

Howard Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at Howard 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.

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in physical sciences from Howard. This makes it the #282 most popular school for physical sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in physical sciences, making the school the #190 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Howard

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

Howard Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 27 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Physical Sciences from Howard in 2020-2021, 26% were men and 74% were women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Howard since its program graduates 31% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 42% 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 Howard University with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	0
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Howard Physical Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 3 physical sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Howard, about 33% were men and 67% were women.

In the physical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 68% better than the national average.*

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

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

Howard also has a doctoral program available in physical sciences. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	22
Physics	9
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	3

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Computer & Information Sciences
• 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 DC, the home state for Howard 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 Josh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.