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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received a bachelor's degree in physics from Brandeis.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Physics

Brandeis Physics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physics progam at Brandeis compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	45
Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	85
Best Value Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	227

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in physics from Brandeis. This is the #204 most popular school for physics master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 11 physics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Brandeis, about 91% were men and 9% were women.

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	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Brandeis Physics Master’s Program

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

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	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Brandeis also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.