Physical Sciences at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

If you plan to study physical sciences, take a look at what University of Louisiana at Lafayette has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and approximately 16,450 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 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.

UL Lafayette Physical Sciences Degrees Available

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

UL Lafayette Physical Sciences Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in physical sciences, making the school the #212 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at UL Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette Physical Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 physical sciences majors earned their master's degree from UL Lafayette. Of these graduates, 76% were men and 24% were women.

Of the students who received a physical sciences master's degree from UL Lafayette, 65% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	4
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 University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geological & Earth Sciences	16
Physics	2

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Engineering Technologies
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Architecture & Related Services
• 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 LA, the home state for University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
High School Teachers	13,930	$51,810
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,300	$151,220
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	960	$68,570
Geoscientists	910	$109,700
Chemists	820	$77,490

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.