Physics at East Carolina 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 East Carolina University stacks up to those at other schools.

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and has a total student population of 28,798.

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

ECU Physics Degrees Available

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

ECU Physics Rankings

The physics major at ECU 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.

Physics Student Demographics at ECU

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

ECU 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 25% women. So female students are more repesented at ECU since its program graduates 25% more women than average.

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

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

ECU Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 89% of physics master's degrees went to men and 11% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Physics

The following physics concentations are available at East Carolina University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at East Carolina University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	17

Related Majors

• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• 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 East Carolina 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 Luca Masters under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.