Physics at University of Denver

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

DU is located in Denver, Colorado and approximately 13,856 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,689 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Denver in 2021, 10 of them were physics majors.

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

DU Physics Degrees Available

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

DU Physics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks physics programs across the country. The following shows how DU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics major at DU 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools	157
Most Popular Physics Master’s Degree Schools	167
Most Focused Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	468

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in physics from DU. This makes it the #168 most popular school for physics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #145 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at DU

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

DU Physics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 physics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from DU, about 70% were men and 30% were women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at DU since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at DU 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 Denver with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

DU Physics Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who graduated with a master’s in physics from DU in 2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

Of the students who received a physics master's degree from DU, 100% 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 Denver with a master's in physics.

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

DU also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Materials 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 CO, the home state for University of Denver.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
High School Teachers	16,950	$55,110
Natural Sciences Managers	1,230	$141,750
Physicists	930	$106,490
Physics Postsecondary Professors	320	$91,120

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 CW221 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.