Physical Sciences at Rust College

If you plan to study physical sciences, take a look at what Rust College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Rust College is located in Holly Springs, Mississippi and approximately 623 students attend the school each year. Of the 102 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rust College in 2021, 3 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.

Rust College Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Rust College Physical Sciences Rankings

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

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 Rust College 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 Focused Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	147
Most Focused Physical Sciences Schools	219
Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	891
Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools	1,083

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Rust College

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

Rust College Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Physical Sciences from Rust College in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Rust College since its program graduates 57% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 68% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physical sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rust College with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

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

Rust College 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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	3

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Computer & Information Sciences
• 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 MS, the home state for Rust College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190
Architectural and Engineering Managers	890	$122,550
Geoscientists	350	$91,490
Physical Scientists	320	$87,010

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 Fredlyfish4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.