Physical Sciences at Rockhurst University

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Rockhurst is located in Kansas City, Missouri and has a total student population of 3,688.

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.

Rockhurst Physical Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Rockhurst Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at Rockhurst 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 Rockhurst

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

Rockhurst Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

64% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% 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 Rockhurst since its program graduates 21% more women than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at Rockhurst 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 Rockhurst University with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

The following physical sciences concentations are available at Rockhurst University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rockhurst University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physics	9
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 MO, the home state for Rockhurst University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers	27,930	$54,280
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,740	$138,520
Chemists	1,920	$73,940
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	810	$53,820
Natural Sciences Managers	670	$116,190

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
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