Physics at University at Albany

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

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and approximately 17,688 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 13 physics majors received their bachelor's degree from UAlbany.

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

UAlbany Physics Degrees Available

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

UAlbany Physics Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics major at UAlbany 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
Best Value Physics Master’s Degree Schools	92
Most Focused Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools	174

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in physics from UAlbany. This makes it the #111 most popular school for physics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #162 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UAlbany Physics Graduates

The median salary of physics students who receive their bachelor's degree at UAlbany is $37,974. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $38,470 for all physics students.

Physics Student Demographics at UAlbany

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

UAlbany Physics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in physics from UAlbany in 2021, 62% were men and 38% were women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at UAlbany since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at UAlbany are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 University at Albany with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UAlbany Physics Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a master’s in physics from UAlbany in 2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

Of the students who received a physics master's degree from UAlbany, 60% 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 University at Albany with a master's in physics.

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

UAlbany also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• 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 NY, the home state for University at Albany.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By college under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.