Physics at The University of Texas at San Antonio

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 The University of Texas at San Antonio stacks up to those at other schools.

UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and has a total student population of 34,742.

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

UTSA Physics Degrees Available

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

UTSA Physics Rankings

The physics major at UTSA 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 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #78 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at UTSA

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

UTSA Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% 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 San Antonio with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UTSA Physics Master’s Program

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

In the physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	7
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Physics

The following physics concentations are available at The University of Texas at San Antonio. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Texas at San Antonio. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	36

Related Majors

• Chemistry
• Geological & Earth Sciences

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 San Antonio.

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 BrianReading under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.