Physical Sciences at Metropolitan State University of Denver

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

MSU Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and has a total student population of 19,086.

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.

MSU Denver Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Physical Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

MSU Denver Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at MSU Denver 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 MSU Denver

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

MSU Denver Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% 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 MSU Denver since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at MSU Denver 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 Metropolitan State University of Denver with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Metropolitan State University of Denver. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	16
Geological & Earth Sciences	10
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	6
Physics	5

Related Majors

• Engineering
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Engineering Technologies
• 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 CO, the home state for Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
High School Teachers	16,950	$55,110
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,350	$172,300
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,930	$93,010
Geoscientists	2,010	$111,130
Chemists	1,700	$77,250

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 Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.