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Physics at Birmingham Southern College

Physics at Birmingham Southern College

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

BSC is located in Birmingham, Alabama and has a total student population of 1,129.

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

BSC Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

BSC Physics Rankings

The physics major at BSC 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.

Physics Student Demographics at BSC

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

BSC Physics Bachelor’s Program

25% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 75% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at BSC 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 Birmingham Southern College with a bachelor's in physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Physics

Physics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Birmingham Southern College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics 4

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 AL, the home state for Birmingham Southern College.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
High School Teachers 16,270 $51,180
Natural Sciences Managers 170 $112,140
Physicists 160 $133,930
Physics Postsecondary Professors 140 $85,990

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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