General Physics at University of Maryland - College Park

What traits are you looking for in a general physics school? To help you decide if University of Maryland - College Park is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general physics program.

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and approximately 40,709 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.

UMCP General Physics Degrees Available

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

UMCP General Physics Rankings

The general physics major at UMCP 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 24 students who received their doctoral degrees in general physics, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Physics Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP General Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 84% of general physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 16% went to women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general physics at UMCP are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 - College Park with a bachelor's in general physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	35
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UMCP General Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of general physics master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

Of the students who received a general physics master's degree from UMCP, 70% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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 - College Park.

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 Bgervais under License

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