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Physical Sciences at Hobart and William Smith Colleges

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

The Colleges is located in Geneva, New York and approximately 1,833 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 26 physical sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from The Colleges.

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.

The Colleges Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

The Colleges Physical Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks physical sciences programs across the country. The following shows how The Colleges 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 The Colleges 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 Schools 127
Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 328
Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools 450

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at The Colleges

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical sciences majors at Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

The Colleges Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

58% Women
4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students earned a bachelor's degree in physical sciences from The Colleges. About 58% of these graduates were women and the other 42% were men. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at The Colleges since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

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About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at The Colleges 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 Hobart and William Smith Colleges 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 24
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

The Colleges 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

The following physical sciences concentations are available at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Geological & Earth Sciences 15
Chemistry 7
Physics 4

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 Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

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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