Physics at Central College

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

Central is located in Pella, Iowa and approximately 1,120 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in physics from Central.

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

Central Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Central Physics Rankings

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

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 Central 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	35
Most Focused Physics Schools	41
Most Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	333
Most Popular Physics Schools	431

Physics Student Demographics at Central

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

Central Physics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 physics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Central, about 71% were men and 29% were women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at Central since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Central 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 Central College.

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 Central College Alumni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.