Physics at Buena Vista University

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 Buena Vista University stacks up to those at other schools.

BVU is located in Storm Lake, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,863. Of the 399 student who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Buena Vista University in 2,021, 1 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.

BVU Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

BVU Physics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physics progam at BVU 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 BVU 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	507
Most Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	622
Most Popular Physics Schools	737

Physics Student Demographics at BVU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physics majors at Buena Vista University.

BVU Physics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student graduated with a bachelor's degree in physics from BVU.

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

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

BVU 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 IA, the home state for Buena Vista University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Natural Sciences Managers	380	$127,440
Physics Postsecondary Professors	160	$111,510
Physicists	30	$123,140

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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.