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Physical Sciences at St Olaf College

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

St. Olaf is located in Northfield, Minnesota and has a total student population of 2,953. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students received a bachelor's degree in physical sciences from St. Olaf.

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

St. Olaf Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

St. Olaf Physical Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks physical sciences programs across the country. The following shows how St. Olaf performed in these rankings.

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 physical sciences major at St. Olaf is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physical Sciences. 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
Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 20
Most Focused Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 59
Most Focused Physical Sciences Schools 83
Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 183
Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 185

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at St. Olaf

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical sciences majors at St Olaf College.

St. Olaf Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The physical sciences program at St. Olaf awarded 47 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at St. Olaf since its program graduates 16% more women than average.

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About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at St. Olaf 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 Olaf College with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 31
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

St. Olaf also has a doctoral program available in physical sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

If you plan to be a physical sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from St Olaf College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry 33
Physics 14

Careers That Physical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MN, the home state for St Olaf College.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
High School Teachers 20,940 $64,610
Architectural and Engineering Managers 4,080 $143,440
Chemists 2,010 $88,400
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 1,780 $74,880
Natural Sciences Managers 1,490 $125,780

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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