Physics at University of Houston

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 stacks up to those at other schools.

UH is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 47,090.

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 Physics Degrees Available

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

UH Physics Rankings

The physics major at UH 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.

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at UH

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

UH Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at UH since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UH Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of physics master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Houston 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	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Physics

The following physics concentations are available at University of Houston. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Houston. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	34

Related Majors

• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• Chemistry
• Geological & Earth Sciences

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.

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 RJN2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.