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Physical Sciences at Salem State University

Physical Sciences at Salem State University

What traits are you looking for in a physical sciences school? To help you decide if Salem State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physical sciences program.

Salem State is located in Salem, Massachusetts and approximately 7,242 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.

Salem State Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Salem State Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at Salem State 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 Salem State

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

Salem State Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% 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 Salem State since its program graduates 28% more women than average.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at Salem State 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 Salem State University with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 13
International Students 2
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 Salem State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Geological & Earth Sciences 8
Chemistry 5

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 MA, the home state for Salem State University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers 26,420 $80,020
Architectural and Engineering Managers 8,190 $156,250
Natural Sciences Managers 4,040 $183,490
Chemists 2,890 $94,270
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 1,950 $82,580

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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