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Physical Sciences at The University of West Florida

Physical Sciences at The University of West Florida

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

UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and has a total student population of 13,061.

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.

UWF Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

UWF Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at UWF 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 UWF

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

UWF Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

48% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 52% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% 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 UWF since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 The University of West Florida with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 11
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 The University of West Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry 21
Physics 5

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 FL, the home state for The University of West Florida.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers 47,960 $54,120
Professors 16,250 $61,440
Architectural and Engineering Managers 7,030 $129,850
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 4,920 $58,790
Chemists 2,010 $67,800

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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