Physics at Dillard University

What traits are you looking for in a physics school? To help you decide if Dillard University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physics program.

Dillard University is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and approximately 1,215 students attend the school each year. Of the 194 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Dillard University in 2021, 10 of them were physics majors.

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

Dillard University Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Dillard University Physics Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics major at Dillard University 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Most Focused Physics Schools	5
Most Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	233
Most Popular Physics Schools	333

Physics Student Demographics at Dillard University

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

Dillard University Physics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a bachelor's degree in physics from Dillard University. About 40% of these graduates were women and the other 60% were men. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at Dillard University since its program graduates 16% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% 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 Dillard University with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Dillard University 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 LA, the home state for Dillard University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
High School Teachers	13,930	$51,810
Natural Sciences Managers	320	$94,850
Physics Postsecondary Professors	70	$107,030
Physicists	50	$143,000

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 Infrogmation under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.