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Physics at Missouri State University - Springfield

If you are interested in studying physics, you may want to check out the program at Missouri State University - Springfield. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Missouri State is located in Springfield, Missouri and approximately 23,505 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 10 physics majors received their bachelor's degree from Missouri State.

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

Missouri State Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Missouri State Physics Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics major at Missouri 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 146
Most Popular Physics Schools 333

Physics Student Demographics at Missouri State

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

Missouri State Physics Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The physics program at Missouri State awarded 10 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at Missouri State since its program graduates 26% more women than average.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Missouri State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Missouri State University - Springfield with a bachelor's in physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 MO, the home state for Missouri State University - Springfield.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers 27,930 $54,280
Natural Sciences Managers 670 $116,190
Physics Postsecondary Professors 200 $83,010
Physicists 70 $114,890

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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