Physics at University of Arizona

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and has a total student population of 45,601.

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 of Arizona Physics Degrees Available

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

University of Arizona Physics Rankings

The physics major at University of Arizona 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 36 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at University of Arizona

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

University of Arizona Physics Bachelor’s Program

27% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 27% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at University of Arizona since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 of Arizona with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	34
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

University of Arizona Physics Master’s Program

25% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of physics master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

In the physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 30% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	31
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 of Arizona. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Optics/Optical Sciences	113
General Physics	49

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 AZ, the home state for University of Arizona.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
High School Teachers	17,200	$48,610
Natural Sciences Managers	1,060	$101,790
Physics Postsecondary Professors	230	$105,480
Physicists	50	$134,390

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
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