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Physics at Bridgewater College

If you are interested in studying physics, you may want to check out the program at Bridgewater College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Bridgewater is located in Bridgewater, Virginia and has a total student population of 1,597. Of the 342 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Bridgewater College in 2021, 6 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.

Bridgewater Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Bridgewater Physics Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics major at Bridgewater 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 Schools 86
Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 89
Best Physics Schools 91
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Best Value Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 161
Best Value Physics Schools 171
Most Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 365
Most Popular Physics Schools 462

Earnings of Bridgewater Physics Graduates

The median salary of physics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Bridgewater is $43,024. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 12% higher than the national average of $38,470 for all physics bachelor's degree recipients.

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Physics Student Demographics at Bridgewater

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

Bridgewater Physics Bachelor’s Program

17% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a bachelor's degree in physics from Bridgewater. About 17% of these graduates were women and the other 83% were men.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Bridgewater are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physics bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Bridgewater 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 VA, the home state for Bridgewater College.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers 26,830 $68,770
Natural Sciences Managers 1,270 $133,360
Physicists 750 $108,440
Physics Postsecondary Professors 410 $83,910

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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