Physics at Nebraska Wesleyan University

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

NWU is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and has a total student population of 1,924. Of the 419 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Nebraska Wesleyan University in 2021, 6 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.

NWU Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

NWU Physics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks physics programs across the country. The following shows how NWU performed in these rankings.

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 NWU 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 Focused Physics Schools	141
Most Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	365
Most Popular Physics Schools	462

Physics Student Demographics at NWU

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

NWU Physics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 physics majors earned their bachelor's degree from NWU. Of these graduates, 83% were men and 17% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at NWU 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 Nebraska Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NWU 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 NE, the home state for Nebraska Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
High School Teachers	7,880	$57,500
Natural Sciences Managers	270	$89,620
Physics Postsecondary Professors	90	$80,240

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.