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

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 21,922. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in physics from DePaul.

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

DePaul Physics Degrees Available

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

DePaul Physics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks physics programs across the country. The following shows how DePaul performed in these rankings.

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 DePaul 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 Schools	696

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in physics from DePaul. This is the #204 most popular school for physics master’s degree candidates in the country.

Physics Student Demographics at DePaul

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

DePaul Physics Bachelor’s Program

The physics program at DePaul awarded 8 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 88% of these degrees went to men with the other 13% going to women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at DePaul are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 DePaul University with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

DePaul Physics Master’s Program

The physics program at DePaul awarded 1 master's degree in 2020-2021.

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

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

DePaul also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• 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 DePaul 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
• Image Credit: By Just under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.