CIP Family 40
Physical Sciences
Instructional programs that focus on the scientific study of inanimate objects, processes of matter and energy, and associated phenomena.
45 majors
245 colleges offering programs
3,453 annual completions
All Majors in Physical Sciences
45 majorsChemistry, General
40.0501 177 colleges
829 completions/yr
Physics, General
40.0801 142 colleges
1,104 completions/yr
Geology/Earth Science, General
40.0601 98 colleges
95 completions/yr
Physical Sciences, General
40.0101 74 colleges
1,401 completions/yr
Astronomy
40.0201 26 colleges
11 completions/yr
Meteorology
40.0404 7 colleges
Physical Sciences, Other
40.9999 4 colleges
2 completions/yr
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
40.0607 3 colleges
1 completions/yr
Analytical Chemistry
40.0502 1 colleges
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other
40.0299 1 colleges
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General
40.0401 1 colleges
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Other
40.0499 1 colleges
Chemistry, Other
40.0599 1 colleges
Forensic Chemistry
40.0510 1 colleges
4 completions/yr
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other
40.0699 1 colleges
2 completions/yr
Hydrology and Water Resources Science
40.0605 1 colleges
2 completions/yr
Paleontology
40.0604 1 colleges
1 completions/yr
Physics, Other
40.0899 1 colleges
1 completions/yr
Acoustics
40.0809 No completions data
Astrophysics
40.0202 No completions data
Atmospheric Chemistry and Climatology
40.0402 No completions data
Atmospheric Physics and Dynamics
40.0403 No completions data
Atomic/Molecular Physics
40.0802 No completions data
Chemical Physics
40.0508 No completions data
Cheminformatics/Chemistry Informatics
40.0512 No completions data
Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
40.0808 No completions data
Elementary Particle Physics
40.0804 No completions data
Environmental Chemistry
40.0509 No completions data
Geochemistry and Petrology
40.0606 No completions data
Geochemistry
40.0602 No completions data
Geophysics and Seismology
40.0603 No completions data
Inorganic Chemistry
40.0503 No completions data
Materials Chemistry
40.1002 No completions data
Materials Science
40.1001 No completions data
Materials Sciences, Other
40.1099 No completions data
Nuclear Physics
40.0806 No completions data
Optics/Optical Sciences
40.0807 No completions data
Organic Chemistry
40.0504 No completions data
Physical Chemistry
40.0506 No completions data
Physics and Astronomy
40.1101 No completions data
Planetary Astronomy and Science
40.0203 No completions data
Plasma and High-Temperature Physics
40.0805 No completions data
Polymer Chemistry
40.0507 No completions data
Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
40.0810 No completions data
Theoretical Chemistry
40.0511 No completions data