Physical Sciences at Virginia State University

What traits are you looking for in a physical sciences school? To help you decide if Virginia State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physical sciences program.

Virginia State is located in Petersburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 4,020. In 2021, 9 physical sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Virginia State.

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.

Virginia State Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Virginia State Physical Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physical sciences progam at Virginia State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physical sciences major at Virginia State 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	616

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Virginia State

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

Virginia State Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 physical sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Virginia State, about 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Virginia State since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 68% 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 State University with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Virginia State 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 Virginia State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Virginia State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	9

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Engineering
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Engineering Technologies

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 State 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
• Image Credit: By Kevin Coles under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.