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Physics at Fisk University

Physics at Fisk University

What traits are you looking for in a physics school? To help you decide if Fisk University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physics program.

Fisk is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 911 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.

Fisk Physics Degrees Available

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

Fisk Physics Rankings

The physics major at Fisk 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 Fisk

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

Fisk Physics Bachelor’s Program

33% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 71% 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 Fisk University with a bachelor's in physics.

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

Fisk Physics Master’s Program

100% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of physics master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Physics

Physics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Fisk University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics 5

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 TN, the home state for Fisk University.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
High School Teachers 20,190 $53,620
Natural Sciences Managers 500 $111,670
Physicists 440 $124,950
Physics Postsecondary Professors 250 $88,090

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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