Physical Science Degrees and Careers
Students interested in a degree in physical science can begin (or restart) their college experiences with a few years at Chemeketa. The Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer degree, and the Oregon Transfer Module are inexpensive and effective beginnings to a bachelor's degree and beyond.
Students pursuing degrees in physical science should not fear for their financial futures. According to a 2003 NSF survey of bachelor's and master's physical science degree recipients, the median annual salaries for recent graduates are $35000 and $49000 respectively. According to a Bureau of Labor Statistics survey in 2007, the median annual salaries for physicists ($91894) and chemists ($57820) are well above the national median of $34511. Many students use a bachelor's degree in physical science as a springboard to degrees oriented towards other careers. Fully 40% of physical science bachelor's degree holders pursue an additional degree in a lucrative field outside of physical science, such as medicine, law, or engineering.
If you are interested in pursuing a degree or career in physical science, please contact a member of our faculty.

I am tired of this thing called science... We have spent millions
on that sort of thing for the last few years, and it is time it
should be stopped.
Simon Cameron (U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1861)
Science is what you know, philosophy is what you don't know.
Bertrand Russell
Updated December 2008 by Erik Jensen


