Physical Sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University

53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 29,070.

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.

VCU Physical Sciences Degrees Available

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

VCU Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at VCU 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.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in physical sciences, making the school the #121 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at VCU

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

VCU Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

49% Women

53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at VCU since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	35
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	47
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

VCU Physical Sciences Master’s Program

57% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of physical sciences master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

Of the students who received a physical sciences master's degree from VCU, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the physical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	126
Physics	23

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,030	$164,300
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	3,150	$85,550
Physical Scientists	1,600	$121,850
Chemists	1,390	$98,670

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
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