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General Physics at Rochester Institute of Technology

General Physics at Rochester Institute of Technology

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

RIT is located in Rochester, New York and has a total student population of 16,158.

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.

RIT General Physics Degrees Available

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

RIT General Physics Rankings

The general physics major at RIT 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.

General Physics Student Demographics at RIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general physics majors at Rochester Institute of Technology.

RIT General Physics Bachelor’s Program

39% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 61% of general physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% 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 RIT since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general physics at RIT 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 Rochester Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in general physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 25
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

RIT General Physics Master’s Program

44% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 56% of general physics master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

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Of the students who received a general physics master's degree from RIT, 78% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology 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 7
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Rochester Institute of Technology.

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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