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Physical Sciences at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith

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Physical Sciences at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith

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 University of Arkansas - Fort Smith stacks up to those at other schools.

UAFS is located in Fort Smith, Arkansas and approximately 5,887 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 15 physical sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from UAFS.

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.

UAFS Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

UAFS Physical Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physical sciences progam at UAFS compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physical sciences major at UAFS 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 Schools 695

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at UAFS

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical sciences majors at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith.

UAFS Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

53% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The physical sciences program at UAFS awarded 15 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 47% of these degrees went to men with the other 53% 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 UAFS since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 University of Arkansas - Fort Smith with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UAFS 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

Physical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry 13
Geological & Earth Sciences 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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas - Fort Smith.

Occupation Jobs in AR Average Salary in AR
High School Teachers 11,480 $51,780
Professors 920 $57,420
Architectural and Engineering Managers 860 $121,390
Chemists 320 $72,840
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 270 $58,540

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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