Physical Sciences at Southern Connecticut State 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 Southern Connecticut State University stacks up to those at other schools.

SCSU is located in New Haven, Connecticut and approximately 9,331 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 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.

SCSU Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Physical Sciences

SCSU Physical Sciences Rankings

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at SCSU

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

SCSU Physical Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a master's degree in physical sciences from SCSU. About 63% were men and 38% were women.

In the physical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 46% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Connecticut State 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	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Southern Connecticut State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	7
Physics	1

Related Majors

• Computer & Information Sciences
• 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 CT, the home state for Southern Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
High School Teachers	15,410	$76,980
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,570	$143,920
Chemists	1,400	$92,850
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	800	$83,220
Natural Sciences Managers	650	$179,200

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 Southern Connecticut State University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.