Physical Sciences at San Diego State University

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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 135 students received a bachelor's degree in physical sciences from SDSU.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Physical Sciences

SDSU Physical Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physical sciences progam at SDSU 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	12
Best Value Physical Sciences Schools	29
	45

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in physical sciences from SDSU. This makes it the #88 most popular school for physical sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 135 physical sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from SDSU. Of these graduates, 47% were men and 53% were 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 10% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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	16
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	38
White	38
International Students	26
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

SDSU Physical Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 22 physical sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SDSU, about 73% were men and 27% were women.

In the physical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 9% 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	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SDSU also has a doctoral program available in physical sciences. In 2021, 10 students 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 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

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Engineering Technologies
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics
• 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 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
• Image Credit: By Wikipedia User:Geographer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.