Physics at Connecticut College

If you are interested in studying physics, you may want to check out the program at Connecticut College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Conn College is located in New London, Connecticut and has a total student population of 1,737. Of the 489 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Connecticut College in 2021, 4 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.

Conn College Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Conn College Physics Rankings

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

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 Conn College 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 Popular Physics Schools	551

Physics Student Demographics at Conn College

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

Conn College Physics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 physics majors earned their bachelor's degree from Conn College. Of these graduates, 75% were men and 25% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Conn College 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 Connecticut College with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Conn College 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 CT, the home state for Connecticut College.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
High School Teachers	15,410	$76,980
Natural Sciences Managers	650	$179,200
Physics Postsecondary Professors	210	$85,550

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.