Physics at Texas A&M University - Commerce

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

Texas A&M Commerce is located in Commerce, Texas and has a total student population of 12,249.

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

Texas A&M Commerce Physics Degrees Available

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

Texas A&M Commerce Physics Rankings

The physics major at Texas A&M Commerce 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 Texas A&M Commerce

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physics majors at Texas A&M University - Commerce.

Texas A&M Commerce Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Texas A&M Commerce since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Texas A&M Commerce are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Texas A&M University - Commerce with a bachelor's in physics.

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

Texas A&M Commerce Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of physics master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

Of the students who received a physics master's degree from Texas A&M Commerce, 78% 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 Texas A&M University - Commerce with a master's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Physics

Physics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Texas A&M University - Commerce. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	29

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 Texas A&M University - Commerce.

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.