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Physics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Physics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

If you plan to study physics, take a look at what University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679.

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

UIUC Physics Degrees Available

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

UIUC Physics Rankings

The physics major at UIUC 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 32 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Physics Bachelor’s Program

13% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 87% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 28
International Students 18
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UIUC Physics Master’s Program

36% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 64% of physics master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Physics

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics 106

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 Urbana-Champaign.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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