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Physical Sciences at Davidson College

Physical Sciences at Davidson College

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

Davidson is located in Davidson, North Carolina and has a total student population of 1,983.

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.

Davidson Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Davidson Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at Davidson 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.

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Davidson

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

Davidson Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

36% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 64% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

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About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at Davidson are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physical sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Davidson College with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 20
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry 17
Physics 15

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 NC, the home state for Davidson College.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers 25,240 $47,580
Professors 5,220 $70,590
Chemists 4,370 $77,820
Architectural and Engineering Managers 4,060 $140,980
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 3,790 $64,850

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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