Physical Sciences at Southern University and A & M College

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

Southern University and A & M College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and has a total student population of 6,917.

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.

Southern University and A & M College Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Southern University and A & M College Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at Southern University and A & M College 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 Southern University and A & M College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical sciences majors at Southern University and A & M College.

Southern University and A & M College Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% 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 Southern University and A & M College since its program graduates 32% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 68% 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 Southern University and A & M College with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

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

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

The following physical sciences concentations are available at Southern University and A & M College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern University and A & M College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	4

Related Majors

• Engineering Technologies
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• 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 LA, the home state for Southern University and A & M College.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
High School Teachers	13,930	$51,810
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,300	$151,220
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	960	$68,570
Geoscientists	910	$109,700
Chemists	820	$77,490

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.