Physical Sciences at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

92% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a physical sciences school? To help you decide if University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physical sciences program.

UPR Mayaguez is located in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico and approximately 12,825 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.

UPR Mayaguez Physical Sciences Degrees Available

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

UPR Mayaguez Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at UPR Mayaguez 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in physical sciences, making the school the #199 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at UPR Mayaguez

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

UPR Mayaguez Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

66% Women

92% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% 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 UPR Mayaguez since its program graduates 23% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 60% 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 Puerto Rico - Mayaguez with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	57
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UPR Mayaguez Physical Sciences Master’s Program

29% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of physical sciences master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

In the physical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 35% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	0
International Students	6
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	53
Physics	13
Geological & Earth Sciences	9
General Physical Sciences	6
Materials Sciences	6

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 PR, the home state for University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez.

Occupation	Jobs in PR	Average Salary in PR

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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