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Physics at Rhodes College

Physics at Rhodes College

Every physics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physics program at Rhodes College stacks up to those at other schools.

Rhodes College is located in Memphis, Tennessee and has a total student population of 1,875.

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

Rhodes College Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Rhodes College Physics Rankings

The physics major at Rhodes College 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 Rhodes College

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

Rhodes College Physics Bachelor’s Program

38% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 62% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Rhodes College since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

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About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Rhodes College 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 Rhodes College with a bachelor's in physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Rhodes College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics 9

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 TN, the home state for Rhodes College.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
High School Teachers 20,190 $53,620
Natural Sciences Managers 500 $111,670
Physicists 440 $124,950
Physics Postsecondary Professors 250 $88,090

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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