Physical Sciences at San Jose State University

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

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 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.

San Jose State Physical Sciences Degrees Available

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

San Jose State Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at San Jose 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 San Jose State

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

San Jose State Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% 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 Jose State University with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	34
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	18
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

San Jose State Physical Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of physical sciences master's degrees went to men and 52% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

Physical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from San Jose State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	67
Physics	21
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	12
Geological & Earth Sciences	8

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Engineering Technologies
• 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 Jose 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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.