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Physical Sciences at University of Houston - Downtown

Physical Sciences at University of Houston - Downtown

If you are interested in studying physical sciences, you may want to check out the program at University of Houston - Downtown. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UH Downtown is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 15,239 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.

UH Downtown Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

UH Downtown Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at UH Downtown 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 UH Downtown

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

UH Downtown Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
74% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% 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 UH Downtown since its program graduates 28% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% 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 Houston - Downtown with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 8
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

The following physical sciences concentations are available at University of Houston - Downtown. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Houston - Downtown. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry 22
Geological & Earth Sciences 18

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 TX, the home state for University of Houston - Downtown.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers 110,420 $58,190
Architectural and Engineering Managers 12,920 $167,280
Geoscientists 7,810 $150,140
Chemists 5,160 $87,490
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 4,170 $80,880

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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