Physical Sciences at United States Naval Academy

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

Annapolis is located in Annapolis, Maryland and approximately 4,594 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,127 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from United States Naval Academy in 2021, 104 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.

Annapolis Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Annapolis Physical Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks physical sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Annapolis 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 Annapolis 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	9
Most Focused Physical Sciences Schools	18
Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	55
Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools	126

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Annapolis

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical sciences majors at United States Naval Academy.

Annapolis Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 104 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in physical sciences from Annapolis in 2021, 48% were men and 52% were women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Annapolis since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at Annapolis are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 United States Naval Academy with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	61
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Annapolis 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 United States Naval Academy. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from United States Naval Academy. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geological & Earth Sciences	32
Chemistry	27
Physics	27
General Physical Sciences	18

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Engineering

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 MD, the home state for United States Naval Academy.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
High School Teachers	19,330	$72,610
Architectural and Engineering Managers	5,010	$145,470
Natural Sciences Managers	3,370	$148,310
Chemists	3,100	$116,060
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,560	$77,300

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 WPPilot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.