Physics at University of Notre Dame

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

Notre Dame is located in Notre Dame, Indiana and approximately 12,809 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.

Notre Dame Physics Degrees Available

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

Notre Dame Physics Rankings

The physics major at Notre Dame 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.

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at Notre Dame

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

Notre Dame Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Notre Dame 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 Notre Dame with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Notre Dame Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of physics master's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

Of the students who received a physics master's degree from Notre Dame, 78% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Notre Dame with a master's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	1
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Notre Dame. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	53
Other Physics	6

Related Majors

• 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 IN, the home state for University of Notre Dame.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
High School Teachers	19,690	$53,030
Natural Sciences Managers	1,720	$65,270
Physics Postsecondary Professors	300	$107,260

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 Ssantera under License

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