Physics at Kalamazoo College

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

K College is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 1,451 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 15 physics majors received their bachelor's degree from K College.

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

K College Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

K College Physics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks physics programs across the country. The following shows how K College 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 physics major at K 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25
Most Focused Physics Schools	27
Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	161
Best Physics Schools	163
	196
	197
Best Value Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	234
Best Value Physics Schools	241
Most Popular Physics Schools	255

Physics Student Demographics at K College

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

K College Physics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in physics from K College. About 73% were men and 27% were women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at K College since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at K College 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 Kalamazoo College with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

K College also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Chemistry

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 MI, the home state for Kalamazoo College.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Natural Sciences Managers	1,570	$113,840
Physicists	510	$106,650
Physics Postsecondary Professors	490	$98,870

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Gotanero under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.