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Physics at Oberlin College

Physics at Oberlin College

If you plan to study physics, take a look at what Oberlin College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Oberlin is located in Oberlin, Ohio and has a total student population of 2,658.

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

Oberlin Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Oberlin Physics Rankings

The physics major at Oberlin 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.

Physics Student Demographics at Oberlin

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

Oberlin Physics Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Oberlin since its program graduates 25% more women than average.

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About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics 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 physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 13
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Physics

The following physics concentations are available at Oberlin College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Oberlin College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics 17

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 OH, the home state for Oberlin College.

Occupation Jobs in OH Average Salary in OH
High School Teachers 52,240 $61,930
Natural Sciences Managers 1,000 $131,680
Physics Postsecondary Professors 560 $116,670
Physicists 440 $122,370

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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