Physics at Texas State 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 Texas State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and approximately 37,812 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.

Texas State Physics Degrees Available

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

Texas State Physics Rankings

The physics major at Texas State 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 State

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

Texas State Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 90% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 10% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 State University with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Texas State Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of physics master's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

Of the students who received a physics master's degree from Texas State, 55% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas State University with a master's in physics.

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

Concentrations Within Physics

Physics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Texas State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	21

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 State 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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.