Physics at Stetson 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 Stetson University stacks up to those at other schools.

Stetson is located in DeLand, Florida and approximately 4,462 students attend the school each year. Of the 755 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Stetson University in 2021, 9 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.

Stetson Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Stetson Physics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks physics programs across the country. The following shows how Stetson performed in these rankings.

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 Stetson 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 Schools	235
Most Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	263

Physics Student Demographics at Stetson

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

Stetson Physics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in physics from Stetson. About 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at Stetson since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Stetson 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 Stetson University with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Stetson 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 FL, the home state for Stetson University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
Physics Postsecondary Professors	440	$99,090
Physicists	240	$143,370

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 Ebyabe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.