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Physical Sciences at Indiana University - Bloomington

What traits are you looking for in a physical sciences school? To help you decide if Indiana University - Bloomington is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physical sciences program.

IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and approximately 43,064 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 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.

IU Bloomington Physical Sciences Degrees Available

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

IU Bloomington Physical Sciences Rankings

There were 41 students who received their doctoral degrees in physical sciences, making the school the #48 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at IU Bloomington

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

IU Bloomington Physical Sciences Master’s Program

28% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The physical sciences program at IU Bloomington awarded 32 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 72% of these degrees went to men with the other 28% going to women.

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Of the students who received a physical sciences master's degree from IU Bloomington, 59% 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 22% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 19
International Students 6
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 Indiana University - Bloomington. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry 33
Physics 22
Geological & Earth Sciences 12
Astronomy & Astrophysics 6

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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Bloomington.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
High School Teachers 19,690 $53,030
Architectural and Engineering Managers 4,120 $123,180
Chemists 2,820 $69,690
Natural Sciences Managers 1,720 $65,270

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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