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General Physics at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

General Physics at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

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

UMBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and approximately 13,497 students attend the school each year.

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

UMBC General Physics Degrees Available

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

UMBC General Physics Rankings

The general physics major at UMBC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in general physics, making the school the #105 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Physics Student Demographics at UMBC

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

UMBC General Physics Bachelor’s Program

28% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 72% of general physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 28% went to women. The typical general 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.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general 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 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general 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 general physics.

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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 General Physics Master’s Program

67% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of general physics master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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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 general physics.

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

Careers That General Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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