Physics at Clark 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 Clark University stacks up to those at other schools.

Clark is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 3,405. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in physics from Clark.

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

Clark Physics Degrees Available

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

Clark Physics Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics major at Clark 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	179
Most Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	298

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in physics from Clark. This makes it the #168 most popular school for physics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #180 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at Clark

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

Clark Physics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 physics majors earned their bachelor's degree from Clark. Of these graduates, 63% were men and 38% were women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at Clark since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Clark 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 Clark University with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Clark Physics Master’s Program

The physics program at Clark awarded 2 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 100% of these degrees went to men with the other 0% going to women.

In the physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

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

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

Clark 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 MA, the home state for Clark 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 Namiba under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.