Physical Sciences at Princeton University

If you plan to study physical sciences, take a look at what Princeton University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Princeton is located in Princeton, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,853.

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.

Princeton Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Princeton Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at Princeton 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.

There were 52 students who received their doctoral degrees in physical sciences, making the school the #32 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Princeton

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

Princeton Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Princeton University with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	25
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Princeton Physical Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of physical sciences master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Princeton University with a master's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	21
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

Physical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Princeton University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	83
Physics	61
Astronomy & Astrophysics	39
Geological & Earth Sciences	28
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	5

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Architecture & Related Services
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Engineering

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 NJ, the home state for Princeton University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
Chemists	7,460	$96,100
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,020	$163,440
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,670	$80,350
Professors	2,670	$73,660

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 Quantockgoblin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.