Physics at Calvin University

0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Calvin is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and has a total student population of 3,307.

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

Calvin Physics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Calvin Physics Rankings

The physics major at Calvin 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 Calvin

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

Calvin Physics Bachelor’s Program

29% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Calvin since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Calvin 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 Calvin University with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	2
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 Calvin University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	2

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 MI, the home state for Calvin University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Natural Sciences Managers	1,570	$113,840
Physicists	510	$106,650
Physics Postsecondary Professors	490	$98,870

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
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