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

Creighton is located in Omaha, Nebraska and has a total student population of 8,770. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in physics from Creighton.

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

Creighton Physics Degrees Available

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

Creighton Physics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physics progam at Creighton 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 Creighton 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
Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools	128
Best Value Physics Schools	232
	241

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

Physics Student Demographics at Creighton

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

Creighton Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at Creighton since its program graduates 26% more women than average.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Creighton 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 Creighton University with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Creighton Physics Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who graduated with a master’s in physics from Creighton in 2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

Of the students who received a physics master's degree from Creighton, 100% 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 Creighton University with a master's in physics.

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

Creighton 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 NE, the home state for Creighton University.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
High School Teachers	7,880	$57,500
Natural Sciences Managers	270	$89,620
Physics Postsecondary Professors	90	$80,240

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 Bluejayscholar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.