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Physics at Eastern Illinois University

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Physics at Eastern Illinois 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 Eastern Illinois University stacks up to those at other schools.

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and approximately 8,626 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,076 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Illinois University in 2021, 6 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.

EIU Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

EIU Physics Rankings

The physics major at EIU 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 EIU

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

EIU Physics Bachelor’s Program

17% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 6 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Physics from EIU in 2020-2021, 83% were men and 17% were women.

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About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at EIU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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

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

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 Eastern Illinois 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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