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Physics at Brown University

Physics at Brown University

What traits are you looking for in a physics school? To help you decide if Brown University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physics program.

Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 9,948.

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

Brown Physics Degrees Available

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

Brown Physics Rankings

The physics major at Brown 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 Brown

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

Brown Physics Bachelor’s Program

31% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 69% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 31% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Brown since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brown 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 4
White 12
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Brown Physics Master’s Program

22% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 78% of physics master's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 10
International Students 28
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 Brown University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics 63

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 RI, the home state for Brown University.

Occupation Jobs in RI Average Salary in RI
High School Teachers 4,410 $71,440
Physics Postsecondary Professors 80 $109,370
Natural Sciences Managers 70 $132,880

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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