Physical Sciences at Mississippi Valley State University

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

Mississippi Valley State University is located in Itta Bena, Mississippi and approximately 2,032 students attend the school each year. Of the 286 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mississippi Valley State University in 2021, 6 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.

Mississippi Valley State University Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Mississippi Valley State University Physical Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physical sciences progam at Mississippi Valley State University 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 Mississippi Valley State University 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	330
Most Focused Physical Sciences Schools	487
Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	759
Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools	931

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Mississippi Valley State University

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

Mississippi Valley State University Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Physical Sciences from Mississippi Valley State University in 2020-2021, 17% were men and 83% were women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Mississippi Valley State University since its program graduates 40% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 68% 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 Mississippi Valley State University with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

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

Mississippi Valley State University 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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	6

Related Majors

• Computer & Information Sciences
• 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 MS, the home state for Mississippi Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190
Architectural and Engineering Managers	890	$122,550
Geoscientists	350	$91,490
Physical Scientists	320	$87,010

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 Chillin662 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.