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Physics at Randolph - Macon College

Physics at Randolph - Macon College

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

Randolph - Macon is located in Ashland, Virginia and approximately 1,554 students attend the school each year.

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

Randolph - Macon Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Randolph - Macon Physics Rankings

The physics major at Randolph - Macon 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 Randolph - Macon

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

Randolph - Macon Physics Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Randolph - Macon since its program graduates 42% more women than average.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Randolph - Macon are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Randolph - Macon College with a bachelor's in physics.

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

Concentrations Within Physics

Physics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Randolph - Macon College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics 2

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 VA, the home state for Randolph - Macon College.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers 26,830 $68,770
Natural Sciences Managers 1,270 $133,360
Physicists 750 $108,440
Physics Postsecondary Professors 410 $83,910

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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