Physical Sciences at Southern New Hampshire University

Every physical sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physical sciences program at Southern New Hampshire University stacks up to those at other schools.

SNHU is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 134,345.

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.

SNHU Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at SNHU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, SNHU does offer online courses in physical sciences for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

SNHU Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at SNHU 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 SNHU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical sciences majors at Southern New Hampshire University.

SNHU Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% 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 SNHU since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at SNHU 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 Southern New Hampshire University with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	66
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

Physical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southern New Hampshire University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geological & Earth Sciences	79

Related Majors

• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Engineering
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Natural Resources & Conservation

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 NH, the home state for Southern New Hampshire University.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
High School Teachers	5,130	$61,510
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,410	$158,150
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	360	$75,520
Chemists	210	$77,960

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 Kylejtod at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.