Physics at The College of Wooster

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Wooster College is located in Wooster, Ohio and approximately 1,924 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.

Wooster College Physics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Wooster College Physics Rankings

The physics major at Wooster College 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 Wooster College

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

Wooster College Physics Bachelor’s Program

27% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 27% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Wooster College since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Wooster College 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 The College of Wooster with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	1
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 The College of Wooster. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	13

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 OH, the home state for The College of Wooster.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
High School Teachers	52,240	$61,930
Natural Sciences Managers	1,000	$131,680
Physics Postsecondary Professors	560	$116,670
Physicists	440	$122,370

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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