Physics at Rowan University

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study physics, take a look at what Rowan University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Rowan is located in Glassboro, New Jersey and approximately 19,678 students attend the school each year.

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

Rowan Physics Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Physics (Less Than 1 Year)
Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Rowan Physics Rankings

The physics major at Rowan 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 Rowan

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

Rowan Physics Bachelor’s Program

30% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Rowan since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Rowan are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Rowan University with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Physics

If you plan to be a physics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rowan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	33

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 NJ, the home state for Rowan University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
Physics Postsecondary Professors	460	$113,400
Physicists	370	$134,280

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
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