Physical Sciences at Valdosta State University

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

VSU is located in Valdosta, Georgia and approximately 12,304 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students received a bachelor's degree in physical sciences from VSU.

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.

VSU Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

VSU Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at VSU 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 VSU

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

VSU Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in physical sciences from VSU. About 48% were men and 52% were women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at VSU since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at VSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Valdosta State University with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

VSU 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 Valdosta State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	16
Geological & Earth Sciences	7
Astronomy & Astrophysics	5
Physics	5

Related Majors

• Engineering
• Engineering Technologies
• Mathematics & Statistics
• 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 GA, the home state for Valdosta State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,740	$142,240
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,300	$72,860
Chemists	1,270	$83,240
Geoscientists	490	$68,860

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 Jadvii under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.