General Physics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
RPI is located in Troy, New York and approximately 7,501 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.
RPI General Physics Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in General Physics
- Master’s Degree in General Physics
RPI General Physics Rankings
The general physics major at RPI 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in general physics, making the school the #118 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
General Physics Student Demographics at RPI
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general physics majors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
RPI General Physics Bachelor’s Program
About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general physics at RPI 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor's in general physics.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
White | 21 |
International Students | 4 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
RPI General Physics Master’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a master's in general physics.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 3 |
International Students | 3 |
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 NY, the home state for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Occupation | Jobs in NY | Average Salary in NY |
---|---|---|
High School Teachers | 74,830 | $85,300 |
Physics Postsecondary Professors | 1,430 | $117,370 |
Natural Sciences Managers | 1,360 | $148,460 |
Physicists | 950 | $138,920 |
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 UpstateNYer under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.