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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in physics from ECU.

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

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

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Physics Schools	56
Best Value Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	60
Most Popular Physics Schools	232

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in physics from ECU. This makes it the #86 most popular school for physics master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 physics majors earned their bachelor's degree from ECU. Of these graduates, 80% were men and 20% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 East Carolina University with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

ECU Physics Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 physics majors earned their master's degree from ECU. Of these graduates, 57% were men and 43% were women.

Of the students who received a physics master's degree from ECU, 57% 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 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	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

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.