Physics at Alma College

Every physics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physics program at Alma College stacks up to those at other schools.

Alma is located in Alma, Michigan and has a total student population of 1,435. In 2021, 5 physics majors received their bachelor's degree from Alma.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Physics section at the bottom of this page.

Alma Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Alma Physics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks physics programs across the country. The following shows how Alma performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics major at Alma is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physics. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	403

Physics Student Demographics at Alma

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physics majors at Alma College.

Alma Physics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 physics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Alma, about 80% were men and 20% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Alma are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Alma College with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Alma also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Chemistry

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Alma College.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Natural Sciences Managers	1,570	$113,840
Physicists	510	$106,650
Physics Postsecondary Professors	490	$98,870

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Santosdo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.