Physics at Lewis University

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

Lewis is located in Romeoville, Illinois and approximately 6,437 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,119 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lewis University in 2021, 12 of them were physics majors.

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

Lewis Physics Degrees Available

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

Lewis Physics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physics progam at Lewis compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics major at Lewis 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 Master’s Degree Schools	148
Most Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	193
Most Focused Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	204

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in physics from Lewis. This makes it the #149 most popular school for physics master’s degree candidates in the country.

Physics Student Demographics at Lewis

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

Lewis Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 92% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 8% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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 Lewis University with a bachelor's in physics.

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

Lewis Physics Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a physics master's degree from Lewis, 100% 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 Lewis University 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	0

Lewis also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 Lewis University.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.