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Physics at St Mary's College of Maryland

Physics at St Mary’s College of Maryland

If you plan to study physics, take a look at what St Mary's College of Maryland has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SMCM is located in St. Mary's City, Maryland and has a total student population of 1,508.

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

SMCM Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

SMCM Physics Rankings

The physics major at SMCM 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 SMCM

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

SMCM 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 SMCM 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 Mary's College of Maryland 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 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Physics

Physics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at St Mary's College of Maryland. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics 6

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 MD, the home state for St Mary's College of Maryland.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
High School Teachers 19,330 $72,610
Natural Sciences Managers 3,370 $148,310
Physicists 1,950 $120,450
Physics Postsecondary Professors 320 $134,200

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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