Physics at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

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 Maryland - Baltimore County stacks up to those at other schools.

UMBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a total student population of 13,497.

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

UMBC Physics Degrees Available

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

UMBC Physics Rankings

The physics major at UMBC 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #85 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at UMBC

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

UMBC Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 28% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at UMBC since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at UMBC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Maryland - Baltimore County with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UMBC Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of physics master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland - Baltimore County with a master's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Physics

If you plan to be a physics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Maryland - Baltimore County. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	26
Other Physics	4

Related Majors

• 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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - Baltimore County.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
High School Teachers	19,330	$72,610
Natural Sciences Managers	3,370	$148,310
Physicists	1,950	$120,450
Physics Postsecondary Professors	320	$134,200

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 Tim Menzies under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.