Physics at University of Illinois at Chicago
UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 33,518 students attend the school each year.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Physics section at the bottom of this page.
UIC Physics Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Physics
- Master’s Degree in Physics
UIC Physics Rankings
The physics major at UIC 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 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #46 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Physics Student Demographics at UIC
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physics majors at University of Illinois at Chicago.
UIC Physics Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% 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 Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's in physics.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
UIC Physics Master’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Chicago with a master's in physics.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Concentrations Within Physics
Physics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Illinois at Chicago. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
| Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| General Physics | 26 |
Related Majors
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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Chicago.
| Occupation | Jobs in IL | Average Salary in IL |
|---|---|---|
| High School Teachers | 43,720 | $72,370 |
| Natural Sciences Managers | 1,950 | $118,480 |
| Physicists | 810 | $114,320 |
| Physics Postsecondary Professors | 640 | $92,130 |
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 Hied5 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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