Physics at Brandeis University

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

Brandeis is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,440.

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

Brandeis Physics Degrees Available

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

Brandeis Physics Rankings

The physics major at Brandeis 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 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #59 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at Brandeis

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

Brandeis Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 27% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Brandeis since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Brandeis University with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Brandeis Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of physics master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a physics master's degree from Brandeis, 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 Brandeis University with a master's in physics.

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

Concentrations Within Physics

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	23

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 MA, the home state for Brandeis 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 Mike Lovett under License

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