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Physical Sciences at Nebraska Wesleyan University

Physical Sciences at Nebraska Wesleyan University

If you are interested in studying physical sciences, you may want to check out the program at Nebraska Wesleyan University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NWU is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and has a total student population of 1,924.

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.

NWU Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

NWU Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at NWU 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 NWU

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

NWU Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

22% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 78% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

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About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at NWU 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 Nebraska Wesleyan 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 1
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Physics 6
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 NE, the home state for Nebraska Wesleyan University.

Occupation Jobs in NE Average Salary in NE
High School Teachers 7,880 $57,500
Professors 2,270 $52,410
Architectural and Engineering Managers 660 $126,970
Chemists 370 $79,740
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 340 $61,020

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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