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Physics at Florida State University

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

Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and approximately 43,569 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students received a bachelor's degree in physics from Florida State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Physics section at the bottom of this page.

Florida State Physics Degrees Available

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

Florida State Physics Rankings

The physics major at Florida State 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.

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in physics from Florida State. This makes it the #30 most popular school for physics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Florida State Physics Graduates

The median salary of physics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Florida State is $36,649. This is less than $38,470, which is the national average of all physics majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Physics Student Demographics at Florida State

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

Florida State Physics Bachelor’s Program

30% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 physics majors earned their bachelor's degree from Florida State. Of these graduates, 70% were men and 30% were women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at Florida State since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Florida State 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 Florida State University with a bachelor's in physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 19
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Florida State Physics Master’s Program

12% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 17 students who graduated with a master’s in physics from Florida State in 2021, 88% were men and 12% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 3
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Florida State also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 18 students 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 FL, the home state for Florida State 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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