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Physics at Princeton University

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

Princeton is located in Princeton, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,853. Of the 1,175 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University in 2021, 25 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.

Princeton Physics Degrees Available

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

Princeton Physics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks physics programs across the country. The following shows how Princeton 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 Princeton 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 26
Most Popular Physics Schools 41

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in physics from Princeton. This makes it the #26 most popular school for physics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at Princeton

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

Princeton Physics Bachelor’s Program

36% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 64% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at Princeton since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Princeton University with a bachelor's in physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Princeton Physics Master’s Program

28% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 18 students who earned a master's degree in Physics from Princeton in 2020-2021, 72% were men and 28% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Princeton also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 18 students 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 NJ, the home state for Princeton University.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers 29,140 $76,390
Physics Postsecondary Professors 460 $113,400
Physicists 370 $134,280

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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