Physical Sciences at Randolph - Macon College

Every physical sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physical sciences program at Randolph - Macon College stacks up to those at other schools.

Randolph - Macon is located in Ashland, Virginia and approximately 1,554 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.

Randolph - Macon Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Randolph - Macon Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at Randolph - Macon 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 Randolph - Macon

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

Randolph - Macon Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% 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 Randolph - Macon since its program graduates 26% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at Randolph - Macon 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 Randolph - Macon College with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

If you plan to be a physical sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Randolph - Macon College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	15
Physics	2

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Engineering
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• 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 VA, the home state for Randolph - Macon College.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.