Physics at University of Mary Washington

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 Mary Washington stacks up to those at other schools.

UMW is located in Fredericksburg, Virginia and approximately 4,293 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in physics from UMW.

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

UMW Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

UMW Physics Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics major at UMW 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
Best Value Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	124
Best Value Physics Schools	132
Most Focused Physics Schools	438

Physics Student Demographics at UMW

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

UMW Physics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in physics from UMW in 2021, 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at UMW since its program graduates 16% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at UMW 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 Mary Washington 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	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Chemistry
• Other Physical Science

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 VA, the home state for University of Mary Washington.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Natural Sciences Managers	1,270	$133,360
Physicists	750	$108,440
Physics Postsecondary Professors	410	$83,910

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 Morgan Riley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.