Physics at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

If you plan to study physics, take a look at what Bowling Green State University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

BGSU is located in Bowling Green, Ohio and approximately 18,142 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.

BGSU Physics Degrees Available

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

BGSU Physics Rankings

The physics major at BGSU 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 BGSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physics majors at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus.

BGSU Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at BGSU since its program graduates 50% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Bowling Green State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in physics.

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

BGSU Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of physics master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

Of the students who received a physics master's degree from BGSU, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Bowling Green State University - Main Campus with a master's in physics.

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

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 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	12

Related Majors

• Geological & Earth Sciences
• 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 OH, the home state for Bowling Green State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
High School Teachers	52,240	$61,930
Natural Sciences Managers	1,000	$131,680
Physics Postsecondary Professors	560	$116,670
Physicists	440	$122,370

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 Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.