Physical Sciences at University of Missouri - Kansas City

47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and approximately 16,147 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.

UMKC Physical Sciences Degrees Available

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

UMKC Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at UMKC 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 UMKC

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

UMKC Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

65% Women

47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% 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 UMKC since its program graduates 22% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Missouri - Kansas City with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	40
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UMKC Physical Sciences Master’s Program

38% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of physical sciences master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	95
Physics	11
Geological & Earth Sciences	8

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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Kansas City.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers	27,930	$54,280
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,740	$138,520
Chemists	1,920	$73,940
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	810	$53,820
Natural Sciences Managers	670	$116,190

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
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