Physical Sciences is a program of study at Portland State University. 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Portland State University paid an average of $608 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $188 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $7,907 | $25,536 |
Fees | $1,641 | $1,641 |
Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
On Campus Room and Board | $13,500 | $13,500 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,210 | $3,210 |
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Online degrees for the Portland State University 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 Portland State University Online Learning page.
About 44.6% of the students who received their BS in physical sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 43.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 16.9% of the physical sciences bachelor’s degrees at Portland State University in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 |
White | 63 |
International Students | 3 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Physical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Chemistry | 26 |
Geological & Earth Sciences | 30 |
Physics | 27 |
*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.
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