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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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in physics from SMCM.

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 87
Most Focused Physics Schools 103
Most Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 365

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*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 physics majors earned their bachelor's degree from SMCM. Of these graduates, 83% were men and 17% were 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 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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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