Physics at William & Mary
William & Mary is located in Williamsburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 8,939.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Physics section at the bottom of this page.
William & Mary Physics Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Physics
- Master’s Degree in Physics
William & Mary Physics Rankings
The physics major at William & Mary 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #97 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Physics Student Demographics at William & Mary
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physics majors at William & Mary.
William & Mary Physics Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 William & Mary with a bachelor's in physics.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
White | 20 |
International Students | 5 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
William & Mary Physics Master’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from William & Mary with a master's in physics.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 0 |
International Students | 4 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Concentrations Within Physics
If you plan to be a physics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from William & Mary. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
General Physics | 38 |
Related Majors
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 VA, the home state for William & Mary.
Occupation | Jobs in VA | Average Salary in VA |
---|---|---|
High School Teachers | 26,830 | $68,770 |
Natural Sciences Managers | 1,270 | $133,360 |
Physicists | 750 | $108,440 |
Physics Postsecondary Professors | 410 | $83,910 |
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 Jrcla2 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.