Physics at Washington College

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

Washington College is located in Chestertown, Maryland and approximately 1,089 students attend the school each year. Of the 357 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Washington College in 2021, 7 of them were physics majors.

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

Washington College Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Washington College Physics Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics major at Washington 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51
Most Focused Physics Schools	58
Most Popular Physics Schools	431

Physics Student Demographics at Washington College

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

Washington College Physics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in physics from Washington College in 2021, 86% were men and 14% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Washington 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 Washington College with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Chemistry

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 Washington College.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By masharee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.