Physical Sciences at San Diego State University

37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 36,334.

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.

SDSU Physical Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences
Master’s Degree in Physical Sciences

SDSU Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at SDSU 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.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in physical sciences, making the school the #145 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

51% Women

37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% 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 SDSU since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 San Diego State University with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	59
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

SDSU Physical Sciences Master’s Program

5% Women

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 95% of physical sciences master's degrees went to men and 5% went to women.

Of the students who received a physical sciences master's degree from SDSU, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the physical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Diego State University with a master's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 San Diego State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	105
Geological & Earth Sciences	29
Physics	18
Astronomy & Astrophysics	15

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 CA, the home state for San Diego State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890
Chemists	10,430	$88,570
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790

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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