Physics at Florida International University

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

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and approximately 58,836 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.

FIU Physics Degrees Available

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

FIU Physics Rankings

The physics major at FIU 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.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #78 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at FIU

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

FIU Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 88% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% 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 Florida International University with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	1
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

FIU Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of physics master's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

In the physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 38% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	1
International Students	1
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 Florida International University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	49

Related Majors

• 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 FL, the home state for Florida International University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
Physics Postsecondary Professors	440	$99,090
Physicists	240	$143,370

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 Comayagua99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.