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Physical Sciences at Pomona College

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

Pomona is located in Claremont, California and has a total student population of 1,475. In 2021, 34 physical sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Pomona.

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.

Pomona Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Pomona Physical Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks physical sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Pomona performed in these rankings.

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 Pomona 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 12
Most Focused Physical Sciences Schools 22
Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 261
Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools 362

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Pomona

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

Pomona Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students earned a bachelor's degree in physical sciences from Pomona. About 56% of these graduates were women and the other 44% were men. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Pomona since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physical sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 8
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry 18
Physics 15
Geological & Earth Sciences 1

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 CA, the home state for Pomona College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Architectural and Engineering Managers 31,580 $175,010
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 12,750 $91,890
Chemists 10,430 $88,570
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790

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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