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General Physics at University of Alabama at Birmingham

General Physics at University of Alabama at Birmingham

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

UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 22,563 students attend the school each year.

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

UAB General Physics Degrees Available

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

UAB General Physics Rankings

The general physics major at UAB is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in general physics, making the school the #143 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Physics Student Demographics at UAB

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

UAB General Physics Bachelor’s Program

10% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 90% of general physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 10% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general physics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham with a bachelor's in general physics.

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

UAB General Physics Master’s Program

44% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 56% of general physics master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That General Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
High School Teachers 16,270 $51,180
Natural Sciences Managers 170 $112,140
Physicists 160 $133,930
Physics Postsecondary Professors 140 $85,990

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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