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Physical Sciences at University of Detroit Mercy

Physical Sciences at University of Detroit Mercy

If you plan to study physical sciences, take a look at what University of Detroit Mercy has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Detroit Mercy is located in Detroit, Michigan and approximately 4,987 students attend the school each year.

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.

Detroit Mercy Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Detroit Mercy Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at Detroit Mercy 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 Detroit Mercy

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

Detroit Mercy Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% 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 Detroit Mercy since its program graduates 43% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 Detroit Mercy with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 2
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Detroit Mercy. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry 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 MI, the home state for University of Detroit Mercy.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers 24,130 $62,950
Architectural and Engineering Managers 10,460 $132,810
Chemists 3,620 $79,860
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 2,780 $69,430
Engineering Professors 1,640 $106,740

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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