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Physical Sciences at Virginia Military Institute

Physical Sciences at Virginia Military Institute

Every physical sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physical sciences program at Virginia Military Institute stacks up to those at other schools.

VMI is located in Lexington, Virginia and has a total student population of 1,698.

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.

VMI Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

VMI Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at VMI 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 VMI

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

VMI Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

17% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 83% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

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About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at VMI 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 Virginia Military Institute with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Virginia Military Institute. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Physics 10
Chemistry 6

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 Military Institute.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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