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Physical Sciences at Providence College

Physical Sciences at Providence College

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

Providence is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 4,821 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.

Providence Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Providence Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at Providence 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 Providence

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

Providence Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

75% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% 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 Providence since its program graduates 32% more women than average.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at Providence 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 Providence College 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 2
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Providence College. 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 RI, the home state for Providence College.

Occupation Jobs in RI Average Salary in RI
High School Teachers 4,410 $71,440
Architectural and Engineering Managers 480 $151,670
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 300 $82,160
Engineering Professors 210 $137,620
Chemists 180 $85,390

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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