Physics at Minnesota State University - Mankato

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 Minnesota State University - Mankato stacks up to those at other schools.

Minnesota State Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and has a total student population of 14,761. In 2021, 7 physics majors received their bachelor's degree from Minnesota State Mankato.

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

Minnesota State Mankato Physics Degrees Available

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

Minnesota State Mankato Physics Rankings

The physics major at Minnesota State Mankato 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.

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

Physics Student Demographics at Minnesota State Mankato

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

Minnesota State Mankato Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at Minnesota State Mankato since its program graduates 19% more women than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Minnesota State Mankato 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 Minnesota State University - Mankato with a bachelor's in physics.

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

Minnesota State Mankato Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of physics master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Chemistry
• Geological & Earth Sciences

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 MN, the home state for Minnesota State University - Mankato.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
High School Teachers	20,940	$64,610
Natural Sciences Managers	1,490	$125,780
Physics Postsecondary Professors	260	$99,980
Physicists	190	$155,140

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 SaiketTewary under License

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