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. In 2021, 13 physical sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Salem State.

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

Of the 13 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in physical sciences from Salem State in 2021, 23% were men and 77% were 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 34% more women than average.

About 77% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Salem State 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

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

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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Fletcher6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.