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Physical Sciences at Hamilton College

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

Hamilton is located in Clinton, New York and has a total student population of 1,902. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students received a bachelor's degree in physical sciences from Hamilton.

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.

Hamilton Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Hamilton Physical Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks physical sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Hamilton performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physical sciences major at Hamilton 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 Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 213
Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools 308

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Hamilton

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

Hamilton Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The physical sciences program at Hamilton awarded 40 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 43% of these degrees went to men with the other 57% going to women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Hamilton since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

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About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at Hamilton 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 Hamilton 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 6
White 26
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Hamilton 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

If you plan to be a physical sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Hamilton College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Physics 21
Chemistry 10
Geological & Earth Sciences 9

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 NY, the home state for Hamilton College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers 74,830 $85,300
Architectural and Engineering Managers 7,330 $161,670
Professors 6,440 $112,000
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 4,400 $79,340
Chemists 3,360 $85,590

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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