Physics at The University of Montana

8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying physics, you may want to check out the program at The University of Montana. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UM is located in Missoula, Montana and has a total student population of 9,808.

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

UM Physics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

UM Physics Rankings

The physics major at UM 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 UM

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

UM Physics Bachelor’s Program

42% Women

8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at UM since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at UM are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Physics

If you plan to be a physics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Montana. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	12

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 MT, the home state for The University of Montana.

Occupation	Jobs in MT	Average Salary in MT
High School Teachers	3,880	$50,670
Natural Sciences Managers	310	$104,930

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
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