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General Physics at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

General Physics at University of Massachusetts - Lowell

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

UMass Lowell is located in Lowell, Massachusetts and approximately 18,150 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.

UMass Lowell General Physics Degrees Available

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

UMass Lowell General Physics Rankings

The general physics major at UMass Lowell 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 UMass Lowell

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general physics majors at University of Massachusetts - Lowell.

UMass Lowell General Physics Bachelor’s Program

27% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 73% of general physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 27% 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 UMass Lowell since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general physics at UMass Lowell 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 Massachusetts - Lowell with a bachelor's in general physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UMass Lowell General Physics Master’s Program

10% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 90% of general physics master's degrees went to men and 10% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Lowell.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers 26,420 $80,020
Natural Sciences Managers 4,040 $183,490
Physics Postsecondary Professors 550 $116,470
Physicists 360 $150,170

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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