Physics at United States Naval Academy

If you plan to study physics, take a look at what United States Naval Academy has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Annapolis is located in Annapolis, Maryland and approximately 4,594 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,127 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from United States Naval Academy in 2021, 27 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.

Annapolis Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Annapolis Physics Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics major at Annapolis 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	40
Most Focused Physics Schools	47
Most Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58
Most Popular Physics Schools	119

Physics Student Demographics at Annapolis

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physics majors at United States Naval Academy.

Annapolis Physics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 27 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in physics from Annapolis in 2021, 70% were men and 30% were women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at Annapolis since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Annapolis are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 United States Naval Academy with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Annapolis also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Physical Sciences
• 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 MD, the home state for United States Naval Academy.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
High School Teachers	19,330	$72,610
Natural Sciences Managers	3,370	$148,310
Physicists	1,950	$120,450
Physics Postsecondary Professors	320	$134,200

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 WPPilot under License

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