Physics at Southwestern University

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

Southwestern is located in Georgetown, Texas and approximately 1,506 students attend the school each year. Of the 364 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southwestern University in 2021, 10 of them were physics majors.

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

Southwestern Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Southwestern Physics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physics progam at Southwestern compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics major at Southwestern 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29
Most Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	233
Most Popular Physics Schools	333

Physics Student Demographics at Southwestern

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

Southwestern Physics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 physics majors earned their bachelor's degree from Southwestern. Of these graduates, 70% were men and 30% were women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at Southwestern since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Southwestern are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Southwestern University with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Southwestern also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Chemistry

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 TX, the home state for Southwestern University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270
Physics Postsecondary Professors	1,190	$103,980
Physicists	1,000	$118,300

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
• Image Credit: By Matthew Rutledge under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.