Physical Sciences at University of Central Oklahoma

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 Central Oklahoma stacks up to those at other schools.

UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and approximately 14,132 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,442 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Central Oklahoma in 2021, 18 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.

UCO Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

UCO Physical Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physical sciences major at UCO 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	996

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at UCO

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical sciences majors at University of Central Oklahoma.

UCO Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% 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 UCO since its program graduates 29% more women than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at UCO are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Central Oklahoma with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UCO 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Central Oklahoma. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	18

Related Majors

• Communications Technologies & Support
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Engineering
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

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 OK, the home state for University of Central Oklahoma.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
High School Teachers	11,400	$42,540
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,980	$137,560
Professors	1,480	$74,880
Geoscientists	1,140	$123,230
Chemists	490	$77,740

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 Houstonman6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.