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Physics at St Olaf College

Physics at St Olaf College

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

St. Olaf is located in Northfield, Minnesota and approximately 2,953 students attend the school each year.

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. Olaf Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

St. Olaf Physics Rankings

The physics major at St. Olaf 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. Olaf

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

St. Olaf Physics Bachelor’s Program

22% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 78% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

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About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics 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 physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 23
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 Olaf College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics 14

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 MN, the home state for St Olaf College.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
High School Teachers 20,940 $64,610
Natural Sciences Managers 1,490 $125,780
Physics Postsecondary Professors 260 $99,980
Physicists 190 $155,140

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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