General Physics at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and approximately 30,092 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.

UNC Chapel Hill General Physics Degrees Available

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

UNC Chapel Hill General Physics Rankings

The general physics major at UNC Chapel Hill 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in general physics, making the school the #84 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Physics Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

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

UNC Chapel Hill General Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 74% of general physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 26% went to women. The typical general physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at UNC Chapel Hill since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general physics at UNC Chapel Hill 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 Chapel Hill with a bachelor's in general physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	32
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UNC Chapel Hill General Physics Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a general physics master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 56% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the general physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's in general physics.

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

Related Majors

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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 Marchmain05 under License

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