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Physical Sciences at Oberlin College

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

Oberlin is located in Oberlin, Ohio and approximately 2,658 students attend the school each year. Of the 771 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College in 2021, 38 of them were physical sciences majors.

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.

Oberlin Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Oberlin Physical Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physical sciences progam at Oberlin compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Oberlin 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 89
Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 226

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Oberlin

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

Oberlin Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

45% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The physical sciences program at Oberlin awarded 38 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 55% of these degrees went to men with the other 45% going to women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Oberlin since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

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About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at Oberlin 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 Oberlin College with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 23
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Oberlin 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 Oberlin College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Oberlin College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Physics 17
Chemistry 13
Geological & Earth Sciences 8

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 OH, the home state for Oberlin College.

Occupation Jobs in OH Average Salary in OH
High School Teachers 52,240 $61,930
Architectural and Engineering Managers 6,160 $135,360
Chemists 4,010 $72,940
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 2,000 $74,750
Engineering Professors 1,530 $113,110

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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