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Physics at Grand Valley State University

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Physics at Grand Valley State University

If you plan to study physics, take a look at what Grand Valley State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and has a total student population of 23,350. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in physics from GVSU.

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

GVSU Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

GVSU Physics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks physics programs across the country. The following shows how GVSU performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics major at GVSU 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 446
Most Focused Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 668

Physics Student Demographics at GVSU

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

GVSU Physics Bachelor’s Program

25% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a bachelor's degree in physics from GVSU. About 25% of these graduates were women and the other 75% were men.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at GVSU 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 Grand Valley State 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 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

GVSU 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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers 24,130 $62,950
Natural Sciences Managers 1,570 $113,840
Physicists 510 $106,650
Physics Postsecondary Professors 490 $98,870

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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