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Physical Sciences at University of St. Thomas

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

UST is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 3,692 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 12 physical sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from UST.

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.

UST Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

UST Physical Sciences Rankings

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

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 UST 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 Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 555
Most Focused Physical Sciences Schools 652

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at UST

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

UST Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The physical sciences program at UST awarded 12 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UST since its program graduates 24% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% 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 St. Thomas with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 1
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UST 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of St. Thomas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry 11
Physics 1

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 TX, the home state for University of St. Thomas.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers 110,420 $58,190
Architectural and Engineering Managers 12,920 $167,280
Geoscientists 7,810 $150,140
Chemists 5,160 $87,490
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 4,170 $80,880

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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