Physical Sciences at Cornell College

If you plan to study physical sciences, take a look at what Cornell College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cornell College is located in Mount Vernon, Iowa and approximately 1,002 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in physical sciences from Cornell College.

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

Cornell College Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Cornell College Physical Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks physical sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Cornell College 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 physical sciences major at Cornell College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physical Sciences. 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 Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	176
Most Focused Physical Sciences Schools	267

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Cornell College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical sciences majors at Cornell College.

Cornell College Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Physical Sciences from Cornell College in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Cornell College since its program graduates 32% more women than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at Cornell 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 Cornell College with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Cornell College also has a doctoral program available in physical sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

If you plan to be a physical sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Cornell College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	5
Geological & Earth Sciences	3

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Engineering
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Physical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical sciences 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 Cornell College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Professors	2,250	$71,300
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,120	$119,230
Engineering Professors	570	$116,060
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	550	$74,140

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 ArtisticAbode under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.