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General Physics at University of Florida

General Physics at University of Florida

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

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and approximately 53,372 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.

UF General Physics Degrees Available

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

UF General Physics Rankings

The general physics major at UF 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 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in general physics, making the school the #47 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Physics Student Demographics at UF

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

UF General Physics Bachelor’s Program

19% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 81% of general physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

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About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general physics at UF 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 Florida with a bachelor's in general physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 25
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UF General Physics Master’s Program

17% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 83% of general physics master's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

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Of the students who received a general physics master's degree from UF, 58% 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 Florida with a master's in general physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers 47,960 $54,120
Physics Postsecondary Professors 440 $99,090
Physicists 240 $143,370

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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