Physical Sciences at University of Delaware

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 University of Delaware stacks up to those at other schools.

UD is located in Newark, Delaware and has a total student population of 23,613. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 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.

UD Physical Sciences Degrees Available

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

UD Physical Sciences Rankings

There were 43 students who received their doctoral degrees in physical sciences, making the school the #42 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at UD

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

UD Physical Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students graduated with a master's degree in physical sciences from UD. About 55% were men and 45% were women.

In the physical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 20% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 University of Delaware. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	25
Materials Sciences	17
Physics	12
Geological & Earth Sciences	8
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	1

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Mathematics & Statistics
• 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 DE, the home state for University of Delaware.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
High School Teachers	2,650	$65,040
Chemists	1,420	$105,570
Architectural and Engineering Managers	370	$157,490
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	370	$59,890

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 Ottawa80 at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.