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General Physical Sciences at Western Kentucky University

General Physical Sciences at Western Kentucky University

Every general 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 science program at Western Kentucky University stacks up to those at other schools.

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and approximately 17,517 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Physical Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

WKU General Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Science

WKU General Physical Sciences Rankings

Physical Science Student Demographics at WKU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical science majors at Western Kentucky University.

Concentrations Within General Physical Sciences

If you plan to be a physical science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Kentucky University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

Careers That Physical Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
High School Teachers 12,250 $56,200
Natural Sciences Managers 300 $110,070

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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