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Pennsylvania State University - Erie - Behrend College BS in Physical Sciences

Physical Sciences is a program of study at Pennsylvania State University - Erie - Behrend College. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in physical sciences, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State Erie BS in Physical Sciences

#88 in the U.S
#4 in Pennsylvania

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Penn State Erie was ranked #88 on College Factual's Best Schools for physical sciences list. It is also ranked #4 in Pennsylvania.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State Erie.

Ranking Type Rank
Highest Paid Physical Sciences Graduates 39
Best Colleges for Physical Sciences 88
Best Physical Sciences Colleges for Veterans 103
Best Value Colleges for Physical Sciences 105
Most Focused Colleges for Physical Sciences 541
Most Popular Colleges for Physical Sciences 626

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Physical Sciences from Penn State Erie Cost?

$15,206 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Penn State Erie Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Penn State Erie paid an average of $997 per credit hour in 2018-2019. The average for in-state students was $592 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $14,214 $23,924
Fees $992 $992
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840
On Campus Room and Board $11,884 $11,884
On Campus Other Expenses $4,788 $4,788

Learn more about Penn State Erie tuition and fees.

Does Penn State Erie Offer an Online BS in Physical Sciences?

Online degrees for the Penn State Erie physical sciences bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State Erie Online Learning page.

Penn State Erie Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Physical Sciences

16 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
31.3% Women
25.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 16 bachelor’s degrees in physical sciences awarded during the 2018-2019 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 31.3% of the students who received their BS in physical sciences in 2018-2019 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 40.8%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 25.0% of physical sciences bachelor’s degree recipients at Penn State Erie in 2018-2019 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

BS in Physical Sciences Focus Areas at Penn State Erie

Physical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Astronomy & Astrophysics 1
Chemistry 11
Physics 4

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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