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Physics at Davidson College

Physics at Davidson College

Every physics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physics program at Davidson College stacks up to those at other schools.

Davidson is located in Davidson, North Carolina and approximately 1,983 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.

Davidson Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Davidson Physics Rankings

The physics major at Davidson 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.

Physics Student Demographics at Davidson

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

Davidson Physics Bachelor’s Program

22% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 78% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Davidson 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 Davidson College with a bachelor's in physics.

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

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 Davidson College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics 15

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 NC, the home state for Davidson College.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers 25,240 $47,580
Natural Sciences Managers 2,960 $153,490
Physics Postsecondary Professors 440 $87,410
Physicists 330 $143,070

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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