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Physical Sciences at Bennington College

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

Bennington is located in Bennington, Vermont and has a total student population of 799. Of the 227 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Bennington College in 2021, 2 of them were physical sciences majors.

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

Bennington Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Bennington Physical Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physical sciences progam at Bennington 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 physical sciences major at Bennington 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 692
Most Focused Physical Sciences Schools 895

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Bennington

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical sciences majors at Bennington College.

Bennington Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 2 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in physical sciences from Bennington in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Bennington since its program graduates 57% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physical sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

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

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

If you plan to be a physical sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Bennington College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Astronomy & Astrophysics 1
Chemistry 1

Careers That Physical Sciences Grads May Go Into

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

Occupation Jobs in VT Average Salary in VT
High School Teachers 2,130 $65,850
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 380 $66,440
Architectural and Engineering Managers 310 $136,420
Chemists 120 $69,140

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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