Physics at Carleton College
If you are interested in studying physics, you may want to check out the program at Carleton College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.Carleton is located in Northfield, Minnesota and approximately 1,940 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 19 physics majors received their bachelor's degree from Carleton.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Physics section at the bottom of this page.
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Carleton Physics Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Physics
Carleton Physics Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the physics progam at Carleton compares to programs at other colleges and universities.
Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The physics major at Carleton 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 |
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Most Focused Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 13 |
Most Focused Physics Schools | 14 |
Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 80 |
Best Physics Schools | 81 |
Most Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 108 |
Most Popular Physics Schools | 198 |
226 | |
Best Value Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 226 |
228 | |
Best Value Physics Schools | 232 |
Physics Student Demographics at Carleton
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physics majors at Carleton College.
Carleton Physics Bachelor’s Program
About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Carleton 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 Carleton College with a bachelor's in physics.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 15 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Carleton also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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 MN, the home state for Carleton College.
Occupation | Jobs in MN | Average Salary in MN |
---|---|---|
High School Teachers | 20,940 | $64,610 |
Natural Sciences Managers | 1,490 | $125,780 |
Physics Postsecondary Professors | 260 | $99,980 |
Physicists | 190 | $155,140 |
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 Dogs1337 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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