The main focus area for this major is Physical Science. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Physical Sciences is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at Emory University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in physical science, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Emory was ranked #6 on College Factual's Best Schools for physical science list. It is also ranked #2 in Georgia.
Here are some of the other rankings for Emory.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Emory paid an average of $2,211 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $53,070 | $53,070 |
Fees | $798 | $798 |
Books and Supplies | $1,224 | $1,224 |
On Campus Room and Board | $15,242 | $15,242 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,550 | $2,550 |
Learn more about Emory tuition and fees.
Emory does not offer an online option for its physical science bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Emory Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in physical science in 2019-2020, 50.0% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 50.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 50.0% of the physical science bachelor’s degrees at Emory in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 2 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
General Physical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Physical Science | 6 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general physical sciences.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Astronomy & Astrophysics | 4 |
Chemistry | 96 |
Physics | 20 |
*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.