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Physical Sciences at Wofford College

If you plan to study physical sciences, take a look at what Wofford College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Wofford is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina and approximately 1,764 students attend the school each year. Of the 493 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Wofford College in 2021, 24 of them were physical sciences majors.

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.

Wofford Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences

Wofford Physical Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks physical sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Wofford performed in these rankings.

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 physical sciences major at Wofford 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 65
Most Focused Physical Sciences Schools 90
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Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 191
Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 348

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at Wofford

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

Wofford Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

46% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 24 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in physical sciences from Wofford in 2021, 54% were men and 46% were women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Wofford since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

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About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical sciences at Wofford 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 Wofford College with a bachelor's in physical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 19
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Wofford 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

Physical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Wofford College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry 16
Physics 8

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 SC, the home state for Wofford College.

Occupation Jobs in SC Average Salary in SC
High School Teachers 15,310 $54,400
Architectural and Engineering Managers 2,770 $132,810
Chemists 1,450 $75,960
Engineering Professors 610 $98,390
Natural Sciences Managers 530 $91,270

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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