Physics at Carthage College

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Carthage College stacks up to those at other schools.

Carthage is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 2,763.

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

Carthage Physics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Carthage Physics Rankings

The physics major at Carthage 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 Carthage

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

Carthage Physics Bachelor’s Program

42% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Carthage since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Carthage 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 Carthage College with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Physics

The following physics concentations are available at Carthage College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Carthage College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	9

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 WI, the home state for Carthage College.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
High School Teachers	20,070	$58,360
Natural Sciences Managers	610	$106,110
Physics Postsecondary Professors	280	$84,200
Physicists	90	$150,670

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 Richie Diesterheft under License

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