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Physics at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

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Physics at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

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

UT Chattanooga is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and approximately 11,728 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,139 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga in 2021, 7 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.

UT Chattanooga Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

UT Chattanooga Physics Rankings

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

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 UT Chattanooga 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 Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 333

Physics Student Demographics at UT Chattanooga

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

UT Chattanooga Physics Bachelor’s Program

43% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 physics majors earned their bachelor's degree from UT Chattanooga. Of these graduates, 57% were men and 43% were women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at UT Chattanooga since its program graduates 19% more women than average.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at UT Chattanooga 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 Tennessee - Chattanooga with a bachelor's in physics.

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

UT Chattanooga also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
High School Teachers 20,190 $53,620
Natural Sciences Managers 500 $111,670
Physicists 440 $124,950
Physics Postsecondary Professors 250 $88,090

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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