Physics at Kent State University at Kent

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

Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio and approximately 26,822 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.

Kent State Physics Degrees Available

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

Kent State Physics Rankings

The physics major at Kent 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #134 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at Kent State

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

Kent State Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Kent State since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Kent 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 Kent State University at Kent with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Kent State Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of physics master's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Physics

Physics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Kent State University at Kent. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	25

Related Majors

• Geological & Earth Sciences
• 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 OH, the home state for Kent State University at Kent.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
High School Teachers	52,240	$61,930
Natural Sciences Managers	1,000	$131,680
Physics Postsecondary Professors	560	$116,670
Physicists	440	$122,370

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By JonRidinger under License

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