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

Clarkson is located in Potsdam, New York and approximately 4,025 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in physics from Clarkson.

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

Clarkson Physics Degrees Available

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

Clarkson Physics Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics major at Clarkson 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 Master’s Degree Schools	22
Most Focused Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools	117
Most Popular Physics Master’s Degree Schools	133
Most Focused Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	187

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in physics from Clarkson. This makes it the #134 most popular school for physics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #162 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at Clarkson

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

Clarkson Physics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 physics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Clarkson, about 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at Clarkson since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Clarkson 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 Clarkson University with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Clarkson Physics Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a master's degree in physics from Clarkson. About 25% of these graduates were women and the other 75% were men.

Of the students who received a physics master's degree from Clarkson, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Clarkson also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 1 students 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 NY, the home state for Clarkson University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Physics Postsecondary Professors	1,430	$117,370
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460
Physicists	950	$138,920

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 RobinsonRP under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.