General Physics at Georgetown University

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

Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 19,371.

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

Georgetown General Physics Degrees Available

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

Georgetown General Physics Rankings

The general physics major at Georgetown is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in general physics, making the school the #118 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Physics Student Demographics at Georgetown

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

Georgetown General Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of general physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical general physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Georgetown since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general physics at Georgetown 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 Georgetown University with a bachelor's in general physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Georgetown General Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of general physics master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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

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

Related Majors

Careers That General Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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 DC, the home state for Georgetown University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
High School Teachers	3,850	$65,180
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$132,310
Physicists	670	$144,300
Physics Postsecondary Professors	80	$100,940

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 Lucas Cantor under License

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