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Physics at St Lawrence University

Physics at St Lawrence University

If you are interested in studying physics, you may want to check out the program at St Lawrence University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

St. Lawrence is located in Canton, New York and has a total student population of 2,319.

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. Lawrence Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

St. Lawrence Physics Rankings

The physics major at St. Lawrence 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 St. Lawrence

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physics majors at St Lawrence University.

St. Lawrence Physics Bachelor’s Program

17% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 83% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

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About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at St. Lawrence 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 St Lawrence University 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 5
International Students 0
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 St Lawrence University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics 7

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 NY, the home state for St Lawrence University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers 74,830 $85,300
Physics Postsecondary Professors 1,430 $117,370
Natural Sciences Managers 1,360 $148,460
Physicists 950 $138,920

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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