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. In 2021, 9 physics majors received their bachelor's degree from University of Northern Colorado.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the physics progam at University of Northern Colorado 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Physics Schools	192
Most Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	263
Most Focused Physics Schools	518

How Much Do Physics Graduates from University of Northern Colorado Make?

The median salary of physics students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of Northern Colorado is $36,341. This is less than $38,470, which is the national average of all physics majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

The physics program at University of Northern Colorado awarded 9 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 78% of these degrees went to men with the other 22% going to women.

About 67% 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. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physics bachelor's program than the national average.*

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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Geological & Earth Sciences
• 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By LUSportsFan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.