Physics at University at Buffalo

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

University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and approximately 32,347 students attend the school each year.

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

University at Buffalo Physics Degrees Available

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

University at Buffalo Physics Rankings

The physics major at University at Buffalo 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 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #67 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at University at Buffalo

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

University at Buffalo Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 90% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 10% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 University at Buffalo with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

University at Buffalo Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of physics master's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Physics

Physics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University at Buffalo. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	26
Theoretical & Mathematical Physics	7

Related Majors

• Materials Sciences
• 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 NY, the home state for University at Buffalo.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Physics Postsecondary Professors	1,430	$117,370
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460
Physicists	950	$138,920

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 Y. G. Lulat under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.