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Physical Sciences at Vassar College

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

Vassar is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and has a total student population of 2,435. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students received a bachelor's degree in physical sciences from Vassar.

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.

Vassar Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Vassar Physical Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physical sciences progam at Vassar 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 Vassar 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 Schools 92
Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 264
Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools 368

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Vassar

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical sciences majors at Vassar College.

Vassar Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

48% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students earned a bachelor's degree in physical sciences from Vassar. About 48% of these graduates were women and the other 52% were men. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Vassar since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at Vassar are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Vassar College with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 21
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Vassar 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

The following physical sciences concentations are available at Vassar College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Vassar College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry 16
Physics 9
Astronomy & Astrophysics 5
Geological & Earth Sciences 3

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 NY, the home state for Vassar College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers 74,830 $85,300
Architectural and Engineering Managers 7,330 $161,670
Professors 6,440 $112,000
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 4,400 $79,340
Chemists 3,360 $85,590

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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