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Undergraduate Physical Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University

Here is an overview of this program at Carnegie Mellon; CMU. Degrees are awarded at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Available Degrees
• Majors in This Field
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

Undergraduate Physical Sciences Degrees at Carnegie Mellon; CMU

The following degree levels are granted in physical sciences at Carnegie Mellon; CMU, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	89
Master’s	50
Doctoral	46

Physical Sciences Majors at Carnegie Mellon; CMU

This physical sciences area of study at Carnegie Mellon; CMU breaks down into these majors. Follow a link for the major’s detailed rankings and outcomes:

Major	Annual Graduates
Materials Sciences	90
Chemistry	48
Physics	40
Astronomy and Astrophysics	7

Carnegie Mellon; CMU Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, Carnegie Mellon University awarded 89 bachelor’s degrees in physical sciences.

Bachelor’s Rankings

Carnegie Mellon; CMU is not currently ranked for physical sciences at the bachelor’s level.

Salary of Physical Sciences Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Physical Sciences majors who earn their bachelor’s degree from Carnegie Mellon; CMU report a median salary of $68,634 a year. This is lower than $134,648, the median for all majors at Carnegie Mellon; CMU.

Carnegie Mellon; CMU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$57,560	$64,596
Fees	$1,040	$1,040

Find out more about Carnegie Mellon; CMU tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 69% of physical sciences bachelor’s degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

The majority of physical sciences bachelor’s degree graduates at Carnegie Mellon; CMU were Asian. Approximately 36% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a bachelor’s in physical sciences.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	32
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	30
Non-Resident Aliens	12
Other Races	7

Graduate Study in Physical Sciences at Carnegie Mellon; CMU

Graduate study is also available at Carnegie Mellon; CMU. Here are the graduate award levels offered.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Physical Sciences	50
Doctoral Degrees in Physical Sciences	46

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License More about our data sources and methodologies.