Physical Sciences at Florida Atlantic University

Every physical sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physical sciences program at Florida Atlantic University stacks up to those at other schools.

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and approximately 30,805 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received their master's degree in physical sciences.

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.

FAU Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Physical Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Physical Sciences

FAU Physical Sciences Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in physical sciences, making the school the #160 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at FAU

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

FAU Physical Sciences Master’s Program

The physical sciences program at FAU awarded 14 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

Of the students who received a physical sciences master's degree from FAU, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the physical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 21% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	3
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Florida Atlantic University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geological & Earth Sciences	13
Chemistry	7
Physics	2

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Architecture & Related Services
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Engineering
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

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 FL, the home state for Florida Atlantic University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
Professors	16,250	$61,440
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,030	$129,850
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,920	$58,790
Chemists	2,010	$67,800

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 Kmgcoolguy4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.