General Physics at Jackson State University

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every general physics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general physics program at Jackson State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Jackson State is located in Jackson, Mississippi and has a total student population of 6,921.

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.

Jackson State General Physics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in General Physics

Jackson State General Physics Rankings

The general physics major at Jackson State 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.

General Physics Student Demographics at Jackson State

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

Jackson State General Physics Bachelor’s Program

80% Women

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of general physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% 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 Jackson State since its program graduates 55% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 51% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general physics bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 MS, the home state for Jackson State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190
Natural Sciences Managers	180	$101,240
Physicists	100	$101,420
Physics Postsecondary Professors	70	$84,430

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
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