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Physical Sciences at Spelman College

What traits are you looking for in a physical sciences school? To help you decide if Spelman College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physical sciences program.

Spelman is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 2,207 students attend the school each year. Of the 485 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Spelman College in 2021, 12 of them were physical sciences majors.

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.

Spelman Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Spelman Physical Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks physical sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Spelman performed in these rankings.

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 Spelman 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
Most Focused Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 188
Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 555
Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools 699

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Spelman

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical sciences majors at Spelman College.

Spelman Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
92% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The physical sciences program at Spelman awarded 12 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Spelman since its program graduates 57% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 60% 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 Spelman College with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Spelman also has a doctoral program available in physical sciences. In 2021, 0 student 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Spelman College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry 10
Physics 2

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 GA, the home state for Spelman College.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers 27,620 $58,050
Architectural and Engineering Managers 4,740 $142,240
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 1,300 $72,860
Chemists 1,270 $83,240
Geoscientists 490 $68,860

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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