Physics at Case Western Reserve University

Every physics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physics program at Case Western Reserve University stacks up to those at other schools.

Case Western is located in Cleveland, Ohio and approximately 11,465 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.

Case Western Physics Degrees Available

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

Case Western Physics Rankings

The physics major at Case Western 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 Case Western

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

Case Western Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 32% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Case Western since its program graduates 7% 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 Case Western Reserve University with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Case Western Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of physics master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	2
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 Case Western Reserve University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	29
Theoretical & Mathematical Physics	6

Related Majors

• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• 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 Case Western Reserve University.

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 Rdikeman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.