Physical Sciences at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

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

UW - Whitewater is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin and approximately 11,989 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students received a bachelor's degree in physical sciences from UW - Whitewater.

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.

UW - Whitewater Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

UW - Whitewater Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at UW - Whitewater 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 UW - Whitewater

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

UW - Whitewater Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 23 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in physical sciences from UW - Whitewater in 2021, 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 UW - Whitewater since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at UW - Whitewater 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 Wisconsin - Whitewater with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UW - Whitewater 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	20
Physics	3

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Engineering Technologies
• Computer & Information Sciences
• 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Whitewater.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
High School Teachers	20,070	$58,360
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,530	$122,400
Professors	2,770	$76,130
Chemists	1,970	$71,690
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	860	$61,030

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 Thebox193 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.