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Physics at Pomona College

If you plan to study physics, 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. Of the 395 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Pomona College in 2021, 15 of them were physics majors.

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

Pomona Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Pomona Physics Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics major at Pomona 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 11
Most Focused Physics Schools 12
Most Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 150
Most Popular Physics Schools 255

Physics Student Demographics at Pomona

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

Pomona Physics Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 physics majors earned their bachelor's degree from Pomona. Of these graduates, 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at Pomona since its program graduates 36% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physics 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 physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 5
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Pomona also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 CA, the home state for Pomona College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Physicists 3,200 $115,970
Physics Postsecondary Professors 1,190 $138,250

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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