Physics at Chicago State 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 Chicago State University stacks up to those at other schools.

CSU is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 2,644 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 3 physics majors received their bachelor's degree from CSU.

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

CSU Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

CSU Physics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physics progam at CSU 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 CSU 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 Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	508

Physics Student Demographics at CSU

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

CSU Physics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 physics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from CSU, about 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at CSU since its program graduates 42% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% 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 Chicago State University with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

CSU 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 IL, the home state for Chicago State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Natural Sciences Managers	1,950	$118,480
Physicists	810	$114,320
Physics Postsecondary Professors	640	$92,130

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.