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Physical Sciences at Oberlin College

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.

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 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.

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

59% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 41% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% 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 Oberlin since its program graduates 16% more women than average.

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About 64% 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 3
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 25
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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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