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Physical Sciences at Radford University

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

Radford is located in Radford, Virginia and approximately 10,695 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 34 physical sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Radford.

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.

Radford Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Radford Physical Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physical sciences progam at Radford compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physical sciences major at Radford 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
135
Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 261
Most Focused Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 367
Most Focused Physical Sciences Schools 533

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Radford

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

Radford Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

53% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The physical sciences program at Radford awarded 34 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 47% of these degrees went to men with the other 53% going to women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Radford since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

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About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at Radford 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 Radford University with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 27
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Radford 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Radford University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry 22
Geological & Earth Sciences 6
Physics 6

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 VA, the home state for Radford University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers 26,830 $68,770
Architectural and Engineering Managers 4,030 $164,300
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 3,150 $85,550
Physical Scientists 1,600 $121,850
Chemists 1,390 $98,670

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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