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Physics at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

If you are interested in studying Physics, consider the program at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. Get started with the following essential facts.

The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga sits in Chattanooga, TN.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 4 physics degrees were awarded at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga.

Online & Distance Learning at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

Online coursework is an option at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. Among 11,775 students, 1,264 (11%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 6,877 (58%) took at least some classes online.

Physics Rankings at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

Rankings can help you compare The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga’s Physics program against other schools offering the same major.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Physics graduates at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, by degree type.

Program-wide, Physics graduates at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga are 25% women (1) and 75% men (3).

Physics Bachelor’s Program at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

Of the 4 bachelor’s physics graduates at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, 25% were women (1) and 75% were men (3).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Physics bachelor’s degree recipients at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3
Black / African American	1

Minority students account for 25% of Physics bachelor’s degree recipients at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, lower than the national average of 30%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Physics Concentrations at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

The Physics program at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Physics	4

Highest-Paying Careers for Physics Graduates

Graduates of the Physics program at The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Physics majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Water Resource Specialists	$179,716
Natural Sciences Managers	$132,227
Physicists	$111,776
Clinical Research Coordinators	$110,931
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,685
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$77,927

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.