Physics at The University of Texas at Arlington

What traits are you looking for in a physics school? To help you decide if The University of Texas at Arlington is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physics program.

UT Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and has a total student population of 48,072.

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 Arlington Physics Degrees Available

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

UT Arlington Physics Rankings

The physics major at UT Arlington 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.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at UT Arlington

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

UT Arlington Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 84% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 16% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 The University of Texas at Arlington with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	16
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UT Arlington Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of physics master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	3
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Texas at Arlington. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	44

Related Majors

• Geological & Earth Sciences
• 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 The University of Texas at Arlington.

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 Kllwiki under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.