Physical Sciences at University of Iowa

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

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and approximately 30,318 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.

Iowa Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Iowa Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at Iowa 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.

There were 34 students who received their doctoral degrees in physical sciences, making the school the #64 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at Iowa are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	64
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Iowa Physical Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 66% of physical sciences master's degrees went to men and 34% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

The following physical sciences concentations are available at University of Iowa. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Iowa. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	64
Physics	37
Geological & Earth Sciences	21
Astronomy & Astrophysics	10

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Biological & Biomedical 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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Professors	2,250	$71,300
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,120	$119,230
Engineering Professors	570	$116,060
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	550	$74,140

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 KMSatoh202 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.