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Physical Sciences at Mount Mercy University

Physical Sciences at Mount Mercy University

Every physical sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physical sciences program at Mount Mercy University stacks up to those at other schools.

Mount Mercy is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,705.

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.

Mount Mercy Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Mount Mercy Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at Mount Mercy 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 Mount Mercy

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

Mount Mercy Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% 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 Mount Mercy since its program graduates 37% more women than average.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at Mount Mercy 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 Mount Mercy University with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry 2

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 IA, the home state for Mount Mercy University.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers 13,010 $56,510
Professors 2,250 $71,300
Architectural and Engineering Managers 2,120 $119,230
Engineering Professors 570 $116,060
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 550 $74,140

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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