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Physics at Roanoke College

Physics at Roanoke 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 Roanoke College stacks up to those at other schools.

Roanoke is located in Salem, Virginia and has a total student population of 1,920.

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

Roanoke Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Roanoke Physics Rankings

The physics major at Roanoke 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 Roanoke

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

Roanoke Physics Bachelor’s Program

35% Women
5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 65% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Roanoke since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Roanoke 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 Roanoke College with a bachelor's in physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 16
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Physics

If you plan to be a physics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Roanoke College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics 10

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 Roanoke 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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