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Physical Sciences at Northland College

Physical Sciences at Northland 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 Northland College stacks up to those at other schools.

Northland is located in Ashland, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 570.

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.

Northland Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Northland Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at Northland 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.

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Northland

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

Northland Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

82% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 18% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Northland since its program graduates 39% more women than average.

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About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at Northland are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northland College with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 6
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northland College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Geological & Earth Sciences 14
Chemistry 5
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 3

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 WI, the home state for Northland College.

Occupation Jobs in WI Average Salary in WI
High School Teachers 20,070 $58,360
Architectural and Engineering Managers 3,530 $122,400
Professors 2,770 $76,130
Chemists 1,970 $71,690
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 860 $61,030

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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