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Physics at Eastern Kentucky University

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

Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and approximately 14,465 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,456 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Kentucky University in 2021, 9 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.

Eastern Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Eastern Physics Rankings

The physics major at Eastern 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 Eastern

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

Eastern Physics Bachelor’s Program

11% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 physics majors earned their bachelor's degree from Eastern. Of these graduates, 89% were men and 11% were women.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Eastern 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 Kentucky 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 1
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Eastern 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 KY, the home state for Eastern Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
High School Teachers 12,250 $56,200
Natural Sciences Managers 300 $110,070
Physics Postsecondary Professors 100 $78,830

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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