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Physical Sciences at St Mary’s College of Maryland

We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more. In addition, we cover how SMCM ranks in comparison to other schools with physical sciences programs.

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Physical Sciences Degrees Available at SMCM

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

SMCM Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at SMCM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physical Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

During the 2021-2022 academic year, St Mary's College of Maryland handed out 15 bachelor's degrees in physical sciences. This is an increase of 67% over the previous year when 9 degrees were handed out.

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Physical Sciences from SMCM Cost?

SMCM Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2022-2023, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at SMCM was $450 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $300 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$12,116	$28,192
Fees	$3,120	$3,120
Books and Supplies	$950	$950
On Campus Room and Board	$14,672	$14,672
On Campus Other Expenses	$1,661	$1,661

Learn more about SMCM tuition and fees.

SMCM Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program Diversity

Of the 15 students who graduated with a Bachelor’s in physical sciences from SMCM in 2022, 47% were men and 53% were women.

The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at SMCM are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 80% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from St Mary's College of Maryland with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	3

Does SMCM Offer an Online BS in Physical Sciences?

SMCM does not offer an online option for its physical sciences bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SMCM Online Learning page.

SMCM Physical Sciences Students

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical sciences majors at St Mary’s College of Maryland.

Physical Sciences Majors

Physical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas. Individual majors may not be available for all degree levels.

Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	9
Physics	6

Majors Similar to Physical Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	54
Natural Resources & Conservation	33
Mathematics & Statistics	14

View All Physical Sciences Related Majors >

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Steve Pribut under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.