Physics at University of Mississippi

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

Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and approximately 21,014 students attend the school each year.

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

Ole Miss Physics Degrees Available

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

Ole Miss Physics Rankings

The physics major at Ole Miss 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #109 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at Ole Miss

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

Ole Miss Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Ole Miss since its program graduates 25% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Ole Miss 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 Mississippi with a bachelor's in physics.

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

Ole Miss Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of physics master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

In the physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 38% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Physics

The following physics concentations are available at University of Mississippi. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Mississippi. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	16

Related Majors

• Geological & Earth Sciences
• 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 MS, the home state for University of Mississippi.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190
Natural Sciences Managers	180	$101,240
Physicists	100	$101,420
Physics Postsecondary Professors	70	$84,430

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 Dudemanfellabra under License

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