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Physics at Wheaton College Illinois

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

Wheaton College Illinois is located in Wheaton, Illinois and has a total student population of 2,908. In 2021, 13 physics majors received their bachelor's degree from Wheaton College Illinois.

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

Wheaton College Illinois Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Wheaton College Illinois Physics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physics progam at Wheaton College Illinois 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 physics major at Wheaton College Illinois 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 Schools 97

Physics Student Demographics at Wheaton College Illinois

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

Wheaton College Illinois Physics Bachelor’s Program

31% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 69% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 31% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at Wheaton College Illinois since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

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About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Wheaton College Illinois 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 Wheaton College Illinois with a bachelor's in physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 IL, the home state for Wheaton College Illinois.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
Natural Sciences Managers 1,950 $118,480
Physicists 810 $114,320
Physics Postsecondary Professors 640 $92,130

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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