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. Of the 6,440 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at San Antonio in 2021, 20 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.

UTSA Physics Degrees Available

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

UTSA Physics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks physics programs across the country. The following shows how UTSA performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	32
Most Popular Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools	77
Most Focused Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools	101
Best Physics Schools	157

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in physics from UTSA. This makes it the #75 most popular school for physics master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

The physics program at UTSA awarded 20 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 80% of these degrees went to men with the other 20% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 51% 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	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UTSA Physics Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a master's degree in physics from UTSA. About 75% were men and 25% were women.

In the physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 21% 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	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UTSA also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.