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Physics at Bates College

What traits are you looking for in a physics school? To help you decide if Bates College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physics program.

Bates is located in Lewiston, Maine and approximately 1,876 students attend the school each year. Of the 564 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Bates College in 2021, 19 of them were physics majors.

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

Bates Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Bates Physics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physics progam at Bates compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics major at Bates 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 Focused Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 19
Most Focused Physics Schools 20
Most Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 108
Most Popular Physics Schools 198

Physics Student Demographics at Bates

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

Bates Physics Bachelor’s Program

21% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 19 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Physics from Bates in 2020-2021, 79% were men and 21% were women.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Bates 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 Bates College with a bachelor's in physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 11
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 ME, the home state for Bates College.

Occupation Jobs in ME Average Salary in ME
High School Teachers 5,790 $54,240
Natural Sciences Managers 300 $135,840
Physics Postsecondary Professors 70 $84,400
Physicists 40 $121,650

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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