Physics at Trinity University

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 Trinity University stacks up to those at other schools.

Trinity U is located in San Antonio, Texas and approximately 2,677 students attend the school each year. Of the 701 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Trinity University in 2021, 8 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.

Trinity U Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Trinity U Physics Rankings

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

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 Trinity U 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 Focused Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	138
Most Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	298

Physics Student Demographics at Trinity U

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

Trinity U Physics Bachelor’s Program

The physics program at Trinity U awarded 8 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 63% of these degrees went to men with the other 38% going to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at Trinity U since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Trinity U 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 Trinity University with a bachelor's in physics.

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

Trinity U also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 0 student 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 Trinity University.

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 Spiritexplorer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.