Physics at Simpson College

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

Simpson College is located in Indianola, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,267. Of the 341 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Simpson College in 2021, 3 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.

Simpson College Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Simpson College Physics Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics major at Simpson 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 Schools	214
Most Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	508
Most Popular Physics Schools	608

Physics Student Demographics at Simpson College

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

Simpson College Physics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in physics from Simpson College in 2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

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

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

Simpson 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 IA, the home state for Simpson College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Natural Sciences Managers	380	$127,440
Physics Postsecondary Professors	160	$111,510
Physicists	30	$123,140

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 GrandpaDave under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.