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Physics at Dartmouth College

Physics at Dartmouth College

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

Dartmouth is located in Hanover, New Hampshire and approximately 6,292 students attend the school each year.

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

Dartmouth Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics
  • Master’s Degree in Physics

Dartmouth Physics Rankings

The physics major at Dartmouth 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.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #97 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at Dartmouth

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

Dartmouth Physics Bachelor’s Program

40% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Dartmouth since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Dartmouth 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 Dartmouth College with a bachelor's in physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 15
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Dartmouth Physics Master’s Program

100% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of physics master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Dartmouth College with a master's in physics.

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

Concentrations Within Physics

If you plan to be a physics 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 Dartmouth College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics 23

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 NH, the home state for Dartmouth College.

Occupation Jobs in NH Average Salary in NH
High School Teachers 5,130 $61,510
Physicists 110 $130,150
Physics Postsecondary Professors 90 $108,970

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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