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Physical Sciences at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

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 The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Chattanooga is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and has a total student population of 11,728. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 students received a bachelor's degree in physical sciences from UT Chattanooga.

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.

UT Chattanooga Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

UT Chattanooga Physical Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physical sciences progam at UT Chattanooga 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 UT Chattanooga 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 256
Most Focused Physical Sciences Schools 386

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at UT Chattanooga

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical sciences majors at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga.

UT Chattanooga Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in physical sciences from UT Chattanooga. About 36% were men and 64% were women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UT Chattanooga since its program graduates 21% more women than average.

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About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at UT Chattanooga 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 The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 37
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UT Chattanooga 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

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry 34
Geological & Earth Sciences 9
Physics 7

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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
High School Teachers 20,190 $53,620
Architectural and Engineering Managers 3,300 $129,320
Professors 2,040 $53,390
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 1,410 $72,470
Chemists 1,140 $75,430

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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