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Physical Sciences at Westmont College

Every physical sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physical sciences program at Westmont College stacks up to those at other schools.

Westmont is located in Santa Barbara, California and approximately 1,226 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 17 physical sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Westmont.

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.

Westmont Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Westmont Physical Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physical sciences progam at Westmont compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physical sciences major at Westmont 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
Most Focused Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 66
Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 457
Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools 584

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Westmont

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

Westmont Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

59% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students earned a bachelor's degree in physical sciences from Westmont. About 59% of these graduates were women and the other 41% were men. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Westmont since its program graduates 16% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physical sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Westmont College with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Westmont 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 Westmont College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry 14
Physics 3

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 CA, the home state for Westmont College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Architectural and Engineering Managers 31,580 $175,010
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 12,750 $91,890
Chemists 10,430 $88,570
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790

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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