Physics at Saint Mary’s 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 Saint Mary's College stacks up to those at other schools.

St. Mary's College is located in Notre Dame, Indiana and has a total student population of 1,581. Of the 374 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Saint Mary's College in 2021, 5 of them were physics majors.

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

St. Mary’s College Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

St. Mary’s College Physics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physics progam at St. Mary's College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics major at St. Mary's 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	115
Most Focused Physics Schools	142
Most Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	403
Most Popular Physics Schools	505

Physics Student Demographics at St. Mary's College

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

St. Mary’s College Physics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in physics from St. Mary's College. About 0% were men and 100% were women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at St. Mary's College since its program graduates 76% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at St. Mary's 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 Saint Mary's College with a bachelor's in physics.

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

St. Mary's College also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Chemistry

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 IN, the home state for Saint Mary's College.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
High School Teachers	19,690	$53,030
Natural Sciences Managers	1,720	$65,270
Physics Postsecondary Professors	300	$107,260

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jaknelaps under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.