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Physics at Saint Mary's College of California

Physics at Saint Mary’s College of California

What traits are you looking for in a physics school? To help you decide if Saint Mary's College of California is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physics program.

SMC is located in Moraga, California and approximately 3,439 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.

SMC Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

SMC Physics Rankings

The physics major at SMC 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 SMC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physics majors at Saint Mary’s College of California.

SMC Physics Bachelor’s Program

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 100% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Saint Mary's College of California 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 1
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 Saint Mary's College of California. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics 4

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 Saint Mary's College of California.

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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