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Physical Sciences at Western New England University

Physical Sciences at Western New England University

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

Western New England is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 3,673.

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.

Western New England Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Western New England Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at Western New England 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 Western New England

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical sciences majors at Western New England University.

Western New England Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% 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 Western New England since its program graduates 37% more women than average.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at Western New England 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 Western New England University with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Western New England University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry 11

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 MA, the home state for Western New England University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers 26,420 $80,020
Architectural and Engineering Managers 8,190 $156,250
Natural Sciences Managers 4,040 $183,490
Chemists 2,890 $94,270
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 1,950 $82,580

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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