Physical Sciences at Northern Michigan University

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

Northern Michigan University is located in Marquette, Michigan and approximately 7,368 students attend the school each year.

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.

Northern Michigan University Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Northern Michigan University Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at Northern Michigan 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.

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Northern Michigan University

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

Northern Michigan University Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% 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 Northern Michigan University since its program graduates 38% more women than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at Northern Michigan University 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 Northern Michigan University with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

The following physical sciences concentations are available at Northern Michigan University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northern Michigan University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	14
Geological & Earth Sciences	3
Physics	2

Related Majors

• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Military Technologies & Applied Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Engineering Technologies
• Natural Resources & Conservation

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 MI, the home state for Northern Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Architectural and Engineering Managers	10,460	$132,810
Chemists	3,620	$79,860
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,780	$69,430
Engineering Professors	1,640	$106,740

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.