Physics at University of Nebraska at Kearney

If you are interested in studying physics, you may want to check out the program at University of Nebraska at Kearney. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNK is located in Kearney, Nebraska and approximately 6,225 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 1 physics major received their bachelor's degree from UNK.

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

UNK Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

UNK Physics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physics progam at UNK compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics major at UNK 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	622
Most Popular Physics Schools	737

Physics Student Demographics at UNK

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

UNK Physics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student graduated with a bachelor's degree in physics from UNK.

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

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

UNK also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
High School Teachers	7,880	$57,500
Natural Sciences Managers	270	$89,620
Physics Postsecondary Professors	90	$80,240

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.