Physics at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

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

UNH is located in Durham, New Hampshire and approximately 14,348 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.

UNH Physics Degrees Available

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

UNH Physics Rankings

The physics major at UNH 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #97 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at UNH

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physics majors at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus.

UNH Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 31% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at UNH since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at UNH 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 New Hampshire - Main Campus with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNH Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of physics master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

Of the students who received a physics master's degree from UNH, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within Physics

Physics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	28

Related Majors

• Materials Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geological & Earth Sciences

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 NH, the home state for University of New Hampshire - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
High School Teachers	5,130	$61,510
Physicists	110	$130,150
Physics Postsecondary Professors	90	$108,970

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 Kylejtod under License

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