Physics at Duke University

If you plan to study physics, take a look at what Duke University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and approximately 16,172 students attend the school each year.

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

Duke Physics Degrees Available

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

Duke Physics Rankings

The physics major at Duke 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 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at Duke

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

Duke Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 27% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Duke since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 Duke University with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Duke Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of physics master's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Physics

Physics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Duke University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	26
Other Physics	23
Optics/Optical Sciences	4

Related Majors

• Materials Sciences
• Geological & Earth Sciences
• 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 NC, the home state for Duke University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Natural Sciences Managers	2,960	$153,490
Physics Postsecondary Professors	440	$87,410
Physicists	330	$143,070

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 Bjoertvedt under License

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