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Physical Sciences at Willamette University

Physical Sciences at Willamette University

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

Willamette is located in Salem, Oregon and approximately 1,866 students attend the school each year.

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.

Willamette Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Willamette Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at Willamette 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 Willamette

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

Willamette Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

52% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 48% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% 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 Willamette since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at Willamette 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 Willamette University with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry 11
Physics 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 OR, the home state for Willamette University.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
High School Teachers 10,390 $72,640
Architectural and Engineering Managers 3,580 $133,490
Natural Sciences Managers 1,250 $109,610
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 950 $77,980
Chemists 620 $76,780

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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