General Physics at Northeastern University

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

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 22,905 students attend the school each year.

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

Northeastern General Physics Degrees Available

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

Northeastern General Physics Rankings

The general physics major at Northeastern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in general physics, making the school the #84 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Physics Student Demographics at Northeastern

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

Northeastern General Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of general physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 37% went to women. The typical general physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Northeastern since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general physics at Northeastern 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 Northeastern University with a bachelor's in general physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	20
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Northeastern General Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 85% of general physics master's degrees went to men and 15% went to women.

In the general physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

Careers That General Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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 MA, the home state for Northeastern University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Physics Postsecondary Professors	550	$116,470
Physicists	360	$150,170

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 (User:Piotrus) under License

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