Physics at Lycoming College

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

Lycoming is located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania and approximately 1,065 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in physics from Lycoming.

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

Lycoming Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Lycoming Physics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physics progam at Lycoming compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics major at Lycoming 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 Schools	35
Most Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	365
Most Popular Physics Schools	462

Physics Student Demographics at Lycoming

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

Lycoming Physics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 physics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Lycoming, about 83% were men and 17% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• 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 PA, the home state for Lycoming College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Natural Sciences Managers	4,480	$147,810
Physics Postsecondary Professors	770	$98,870
Physicists	320	$137,060

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 User:Ruhrfisch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.