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Physics at Reed College

Physics at Reed College

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

Reed is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 1,385.

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

Reed Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Reed Physics Rankings

The physics major at Reed 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 Reed

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

Reed Physics Bachelor’s Program

33% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Reed since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Reed College with a bachelor's in physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Physics

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics 21

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 OR, the home state for Reed College.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
High School Teachers 10,390 $72,640
Natural Sciences Managers 1,250 $109,610
Physics Postsecondary Professors 160 $92,300
Physicists 40 $124,410

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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