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Physical Sciences at University of North Carolina at Asheville

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

UNCA is located in Asheville, North Carolina and approximately 3,363 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students received a bachelor's degree in physical sciences from UNCA.

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.

UNCA Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

UNCA Physical Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physical sciences major at UNCA 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 95
Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 178
Best Physical Sciences Schools 211
236
Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools 409

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at UNCA

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

UNCA Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

48% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 29 physical sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNCA, about 52% were men and 48% were women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UNCA since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

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About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at UNCA 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 North Carolina at Asheville 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 3
White 21
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UNCA 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 North Carolina at Asheville. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry 17
Physics 7
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Asheville.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers 25,240 $47,580
Professors 5,220 $70,590
Chemists 4,370 $77,820
Architectural and Engineering Managers 4,060 $140,980
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 3,790 $64,850

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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