Physics at University of Delaware

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

UD is located in Newark, Delaware and approximately 23,613 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 19 physics majors received their bachelor's degree from UD.

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

UD Physics Degrees Available

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

UD Physics Rankings

The physics major at UD 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.

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in physics from UD. This makes it the #134 most popular school for physics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #78 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at UD

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

UD Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 37% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at UD since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at UD 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 Delaware with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UD Physics Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a master's degree in physics from UD. About 0% of these graduates were women and the other 100% were men.

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

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

UD also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• 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 DE, the home state for University of Delaware.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
High School Teachers	2,650	$65,040

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 Ottawa80 at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.