Engineering & Applied Physics at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Every engineering & applied physics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the applied physics program at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor stacks up to those at other schools.

U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and has a total student population of 47,907.

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

U-M Engineering & Applied Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Physics

U-M Engineering & Applied Physics Rankings

The applied physics major at U-M is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering & Applied 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.

Applied Physics Student Demographics at U-M

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the applied physics majors at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

U-M Engineering & Applied Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of applied physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. The typical applied physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% women. So female students are more repesented at U-M since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its applied 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 Michigan - Ann Arbor with a bachelor's in applied physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Careers That Applied Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in applied 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 MI, the home state for University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Architectural and Engineering Managers	10,460	$132,810
Engineering Professors	1,640	$106,740
Natural Sciences Managers	1,570	$113,840
Physicists	510	$106,650

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 Dwight Burdette under License

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