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Physical Sciences at Worcester State University

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

Worcester State is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,724. Of the 1,136 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Worcester State University in 2021, 12 of them were physical sciences majors.

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.

Worcester State Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Worcester State Physical Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physical sciences major at Worcester 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 Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 555
Most Focused Physical Sciences Schools 857

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Worcester State

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

Worcester State Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

58% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The physical sciences program at Worcester State awarded 12 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 42% of these degrees went to men with the other 58% going to women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Worcester State since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Worcester State University with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 5
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry 11
General Physical Sciences 1

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 Worcester State 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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