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General Physics at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

General Physics at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and approximately 31,142 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.

UNLV General Physics Degrees Available

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

UNLV General Physics Rankings

The general physics major at UNLV 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in general physics, making the school the #143 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Physics Student Demographics at UNLV

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general physics majors at University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

UNLV General Physics Bachelor’s Program

23% Women
62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 77% of general physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 Nevada - Las Vegas with a bachelor's in general physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UNLV General Physics Master’s Program

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 100% of general physics master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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In the general physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 71% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Nevada - Las Vegas 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 1
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation Jobs in NV Average Salary in NV
High School Teachers 5,930 $57,910
Natural Sciences Managers 220 $115,150
Physics Postsecondary Professors 90 $77,840

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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