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Physics at University of Northern Colorado

Physics at University of Northern Colorado

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

University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and approximately 11,460 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.

University of Northern Colorado Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

University of Northern Colorado Physics Rankings

The physics major at University of Northern Colorado 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.

Physics Student Demographics at University of Northern Colorado

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physics majors at University of Northern Colorado.

University of Northern Colorado Physics Bachelor’s Program

44% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 56% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at University of Northern Colorado since its program graduates 20% more women than average.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at University of Northern Colorado 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 Northern Colorado with a bachelor's in physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Physics

If you plan to be a physics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Northern Colorado. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics 9

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 CO, the home state for University of Northern Colorado.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
High School Teachers 16,950 $55,110
Natural Sciences Managers 1,230 $141,750
Physicists 930 $106,490
Physics Postsecondary Professors 320 $91,120

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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