Physics at American University

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

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 14,001 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in physics from The American University.

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

The American University Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

The American University Physics Rankings

The physics major at The American University 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.

Physics Student Demographics at The American University

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

The American University Physics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in physics from The American University. About 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at The American University since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at The American University 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 American University with a bachelor's in physics.

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

The American University 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 DC, the home state for American University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
High School Teachers	3,850	$65,180
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$132,310
Physicists	670	$144,300
Physics Postsecondary Professors	80	$100,940

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 Samschoe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.