Physics at University of North Carolina at Asheville

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

UNCA is located in Asheville, North Carolina and has a total student population of 3,363. In 2021, 7 physics majors received their bachelor's degree from UNCA.

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

UNCA Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

UNCA Physics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physics progam at UNCA 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 UNCA 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 Focused Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	154
Most Focused Physics Schools	198
Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	216
	219
Best Physics Schools	221

Physics Student Demographics at UNCA

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

UNCA Physics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in physics from UNCA in 2021, 71% were men and 29% were women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at UNCA since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at UNCA 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 North Carolina at Asheville with a bachelor's in physics.

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

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

Related Majors

• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• 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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Asheville.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Natural Sciences Managers	2,960	$153,490
Physics Postsecondary Professors	440	$87,410
Physicists	330	$143,070

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 Caroline Culler (User:Wgreaves) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.