Physics at Bucknell University

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

Bucknell is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 3,726. Of the 1,077 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Bucknell University in 2021, 18 of them were physics majors.

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

Bucknell Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Bucknell Physics Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics major at Bucknell 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
Most Focused Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	67
Most Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	123
Most Popular Physics Schools	217

Physics Student Demographics at Bucknell

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

Bucknell Physics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students earned a bachelor's degree in physics from Bucknell. About 39% of these graduates were women and the other 61% were men. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at Bucknell since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Bucknell are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Bucknell also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 0 student 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 PA, the home state for Bucknell University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Natural Sciences Managers	4,480	$147,810
Physics Postsecondary Professors	770	$98,870
Physicists	320	$137,060

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 Balon Greyjoy under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.