Physics at University of Idaho

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

U of I is located in Moscow, Idaho and has a total student population of 10,791.

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

U of I Physics Degrees Available

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

U of I Physics Rankings

The physics major at U of I 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 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 U of I

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

U of I 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 25% women. So female students are more repesented at U of I since its program graduates 25% more women than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at U of I 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 Idaho with a bachelor's in physics.

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

U of I Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of physics master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

Of the students who received a physics master's degree from U of I, 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 Idaho with a master's in physics.

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

Concentrations Within Physics

The following physics concentations are available at University of Idaho. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Idaho. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	14

Related Majors

• 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 ID, the home state for University of Idaho.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
High School Teachers	5,210	$51,170
Natural Sciences Managers	360	$93,940
Physicists	90	$114,230
Physics Postsecondary Professors	50	$91,050

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 Davidlharlan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.