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Other Physics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Other Physics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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

RPI is located in Troy, New York and has a total student population of 7,501.

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

RPI Other Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Other Physics

RPI Other Physics Rankings

The other physics major at RPI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Other 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.

Other Physics Student Demographics at RPI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the other physics majors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

RPI Other Physics Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of other physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical other physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at RPI since its program graduates 28% more women than average.

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About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in other 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 other physics.

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

Careers That Other Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in other 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
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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