Physics at Macalester College

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

Macalester is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has a total student population of 2,049.

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

Macalester Physics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Macalester Physics Rankings

Physics Student Demographics at Macalester

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

Concentrations Within Physics

If you plan to be a physics 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 Macalester College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

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 MN, the home state for Macalester College.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
High School Teachers	20,940	$64,610
Natural Sciences Managers	1,490	$125,780
Physics Postsecondary Professors	260	$99,980
Physicists	190	$155,140

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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