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Physics at Arkansas Tech University

Physics at Arkansas Tech University

If you plan to study physics, take a look at what Arkansas Tech University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

ATU is located in Russellville, Arkansas and approximately 10,829 students attend the school each year.

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

ATU Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

ATU Physics Rankings

The physics major at ATU 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 ATU

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

ATU Physics Bachelor’s Program

20% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 80% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at ATU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arkansas Tech University with a bachelor's in physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Physics

Physics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Arkansas Tech University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics 3
Nuclear Physics 1

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 AR, the home state for Arkansas Tech University.

Occupation Jobs in AR Average Salary in AR
High School Teachers 11,480 $51,780
Natural Sciences Managers 270 $109,910
Physics Postsecondary Professors 80 $84,540

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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