Physics at University of Houston - Clear Lake

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 Houston - Clear Lake stacks up to those at other schools.

UH Clear Lake is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 9,053. Of the 1,603 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Houston - Clear Lake 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.

UH Clear Lake Physics Degrees Available

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

UH Clear Lake Physics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physics progam at UH Clear Lake compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics major at UH Clear Lake 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 Popular Physics Schools	255

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in physics from UH Clear Lake. This makes it the #111 most popular school for physics master’s degree candidates in the country.

Physics Student Demographics at UH Clear Lake

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

UH Clear Lake Physics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in physics from UH Clear Lake. About 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at UH Clear Lake since its program graduates 26% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Houston - Clear Lake with a bachelor's in physics.

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

UH Clear Lake Physics Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a master's degree in Physics from UH Clear Lake in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

In the physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 51% better than the national average.*

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

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

UH Clear Lake also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 TX, the home state for University of Houston - Clear Lake.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270
Physics Postsecondary Professors	1,190	$103,980
Physicists	1,000	$118,300

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 WhisperToMe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.