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Physics at Gustavus Adolphus College

Physics at Gustavus Adolphus College

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

Gustavus Adolphus is located in Saint Peter, Minnesota and has a total student population of 2,230.

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

Gustavus Adolphus Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Gustavus Adolphus Physics Rankings

The physics major at Gustavus Adolphus 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 Gustavus Adolphus

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

Gustavus Adolphus Physics Bachelor’s Program

22% Women
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 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Gustavus Adolphus 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 Gustavus Adolphus College with a bachelor's in physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Physics

Physics 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 Gustavus Adolphus College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics 7

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 MN, the home state for Gustavus Adolphus College.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
High School Teachers 20,940 $64,610
Natural Sciences Managers 1,490 $125,780
Physics Postsecondary Professors 260 $99,980
Physicists 190 $155,140

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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