Physics at University of Alabama in Huntsville

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 University of Alabama in Huntsville stacks up to those at other schools.

UAH is located in Huntsville, Alabama and has a total student population of 9,999.

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

UAH Physics Degrees Available

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

UAH Physics Rankings

The physics major at UAH 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #134 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at UAH

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

UAH Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at UAH since its program graduates 28% more women than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at UAH 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 University of Alabama in Huntsville with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	30
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UAH 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.

Of the students who received a physics master's degree from UAH, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within Physics

The following physics concentations are available at University of Alabama in Huntsville. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Alabama in Huntsville. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	29

Related Majors

• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• Chemistry
• Other Physical Science

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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama in Huntsville.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Spyder_Monkey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.