Physics at University of Georgia

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 Georgia stacks up to those at other schools.

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 14 physics majors received their bachelor's degree from UGA.

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

UGA Physics Degrees Available

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

UGA Physics Rankings

The physics major at UGA 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, 1 student received their master’s degree in physics from UGA. This is the #204 most popular school for physics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #122 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at UGA since its program graduates 26% more women than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at UGA 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 Georgia with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UGA Physics Master’s Program

The physics program at UGA awarded 1 master's degree in 2020-2021.

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

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

UGA also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Materials Sciences
• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• 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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Physics Postsecondary Professors	100	$85,300
Physicists	50	$122,040

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 Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.