Physical Sciences at University of San Francisco

Every physical sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physical sciences program at University of San Francisco stacks up to those at other schools.

USFCA is located in San Francisco, California and approximately 10,068 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received a bachelor's degree in physical sciences from USFCA.

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.

USFCA Physical Sciences Degrees Available

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

USFCA Physical Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physical sciences progam at USFCA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physical sciences major at USFCA 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 Master’s Degree Schools	282
Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools	362

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in physical sciences from USFCA. This makes it the #273 most popular school for physical sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at USFCA

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

USFCA Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 30 physical sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from USFCA, about 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at USFCA since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 San Francisco with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

USFCA Physical Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 physical sciences majors earned their master's degree from USFCA. Of these graduates, 75% were men and 25% were women.

In the physical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 43% better than the national average.*

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

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

USFCA 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

Physical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of San Francisco. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	30
Physics	4

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Engineering Technologies
• Architecture & Related Services
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

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 CA, the home state for University of San Francisco.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890
Chemists	10,430	$88,570
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790

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 Eric Chan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.