Physics at Boston University

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 Boston University stacks up to those at other schools.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 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.

Boston U Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics
• Master’s Degree in Physics

Boston U Physics Rankings

The physics major at Boston U 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.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #71 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Boston U since its program graduates 16% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	17
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Boston U Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of physics master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Physics

The following physics concentations are available at Boston University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Boston University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	38

Related Majors

• Geological & Earth Sciences
• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• 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 MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Physics Postsecondary Professors	550	$116,470
Physicists	360	$150,170

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 Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

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