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Physics at Boise State University

Physics at Boise State University

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

Boise State is located in Boise, Idaho and has a total student population of 24,069.

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

Boise State Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Boise State Physics Rankings

The physics major at Boise State 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 Boise State

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

Boise State Physics Bachelor’s Program

23% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 77% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

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About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Boise State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Boise State 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 7
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Physics

Physics 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 Boise State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics 16

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 ID, the home state for Boise State University.

Occupation Jobs in ID Average Salary in ID
High School Teachers 5,210 $51,170
Natural Sciences Managers 360 $93,940
Physicists 90 $114,230
Physics Postsecondary Professors 50 $91,050

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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