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Physical Sciences at Dickinson College

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

Dickinson is located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 1,932. In 2021, 22 physical sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Dickinson.

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.

Dickinson Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Dickinson Physical Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physical sciences progam at Dickinson compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Dickinson 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 110
Most Focused Physical Sciences Schools 158

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Dickinson

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

Dickinson Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 22 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Physical Sciences from Dickinson in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Dickinson since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at Dickinson 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 Dickinson College with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 15
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Dickinson 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

Physical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Dickinson College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry 9
Physics 8
Geological & Earth Sciences 5

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 PA, the home state for Dickinson College.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
Architectural and Engineering Managers 7,220 $150,400
Chemists 5,460 $77,250
Natural Sciences Managers 4,480 $147,810

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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