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Physical Sciences at San Jose State University

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

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 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.

San Jose State Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Physical Sciences

San Jose State Physical Sciences Rankings

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Physical Sciences Master’s Program

43% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 23 physical sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from San Jose State, about 57% were men and 43% were women.

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Of the students who received a physical sciences master's degree from San Jose State, 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 30% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 13
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

Physical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from San Jose State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Physics 8
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 7
Chemistry 5
Geological & Earth Sciences 3

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 CA, the home state for San Jose State University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Architectural and Engineering Managers 31,580 $175,010
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 12,750 $91,890
Chemists 10,430 $88,570
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790

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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