Physics at Illinois Institute of Technology

If you plan to study physics, take a look at what Illinois Institute of Technology has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Illinois Tech is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 6,325 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.

Illinois Tech Physics Degrees Available

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

Illinois Tech Physics Rankings

The physics major at Illinois Tech 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #85 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at Illinois Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physics majors at Illinois Institute of Technology.

Illinois Tech Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 91% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 9% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 Illinois Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Illinois Tech Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of physics master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Of the students who received a physics master's degree from Illinois Tech, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within Physics

The following physics concentations are available at Illinois Institute of Technology. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Illinois Institute of Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	15

Related Majors

• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• 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 IL, the home state for Illinois Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Natural Sciences Managers	1,950	$118,480
Physicists	810	$114,320
Physics Postsecondary Professors	640	$92,130

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 Thomas Knapp under License

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