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. Of the 1,173 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Providence College in 2021, 2 of them were physical sciences majors.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks physical sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Providence performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools	1,172

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 physical sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from Providence. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women.

About 100% 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.

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

Providence also has a doctoral program available in physical sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

Related Majors

• Engineering
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.