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Physics at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

What traits are you looking for in a physics school? To help you decide if University of North Carolina at Wilmington is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physics program.

UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and approximately 17,915 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,021 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Carolina at Wilmington in 2021, 9 of them were physics majors.

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

UNCW Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

UNCW Physics Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics major at UNCW 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
Best Value Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 78
Best Value Physics Schools 82

Physics Student Demographics at UNCW

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

UNCW Physics Bachelor’s Program

11% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The physics program at UNCW awarded 9 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 89% of these degrees went to men with the other 11% going to women.

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About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at UNCW 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 Wilmington with a bachelor's in physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 Wilmington.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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