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General Physics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

General Physics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

What traits are you looking for in a general physics school? To help you decide if Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general physics program.

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

17% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 83% of general physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

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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.

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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

17% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 83% of general physics master's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

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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.

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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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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