General Physical Sciences at Wesleyan University

If you plan to study general physical sciences, take a look at what Wesleyan University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Wesleyan U is located in Middletown, Connecticut and has a total student population of 3,053.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Physical Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Wesleyan U General Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Science
• Master’s Degree in Physical Science

Wesleyan U General Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical science major at Wesleyan U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 Science Student Demographics at Wesleyan U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical science majors at Wesleyan University.

Wesleyan U General Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of physical science bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical science at Wesleyan U 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 Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in physical science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Wesleyan U General Physical Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of physical science master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a physical science master's degree from Wesleyan U, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within General Physical Sciences

General 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 Wesleyan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Science	17

Related Majors

• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Chemistry
• Physics

Careers That Physical Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CT, the home state for Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
High School Teachers	15,410	$76,980
Natural Sciences Managers	650	$179,200

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 Steadyjohn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.