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Physics at Harvey Mudd College

Physics at Harvey Mudd College

If you plan to study physics, take a look at what Harvey Mudd College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Harvey Mudd College is located in Claremont, California and has a total student population of 854.

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

Harvey Mudd College Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Harvey Mudd College Physics Rankings

The physics major at Harvey Mudd College 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 Harvey Mudd College

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

Harvey Mudd College Physics Bachelor’s Program

61% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Harvey Mudd College since its program graduates 36% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Harvey Mudd 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 3
White 7
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Physics

The following physics concentations are available at Harvey Mudd College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Harvey Mudd College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics 8
Theoretical & Mathematical Physics 3

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 CA, the home state for Harvey Mudd College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Physicists 3,200 $115,970
Physics Postsecondary Professors 1,190 $138,250

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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