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Physics at Rockhurst University

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

Rockhurst is located in Kansas City, Missouri and has a total student population of 3,688. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in physics from Rockhurst.

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

Rockhurst Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Rockhurst Physics Rankings

The physics major at Rockhurst 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.

Physics Student Demographics at Rockhurst

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

Rockhurst Physics Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The physics program at Rockhurst awarded 9 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 44% of these degrees went to men with the other 56% going to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at Rockhurst since its program graduates 31% more women than average.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Rockhurst are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Rockhurst University with a bachelor's in physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Rockhurst also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 0 student 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 MO, the home state for Rockhurst University.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers 27,930 $54,280
Natural Sciences Managers 670 $116,190
Physics Postsecondary Professors 200 $83,010
Physicists 70 $114,890

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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