Physics at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

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

UPR Mayaguez is located in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico and has a total student population of 12,825.

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

UPR Mayaguez Physics Degrees Available

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

UPR Mayaguez Physics Rankings

The physics major at UPR Mayaguez 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 UPR Mayaguez

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physics majors at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez.

UPR Mayaguez Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at UPR Mayaguez since its program graduates 42% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 71% 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 Puerto Rico - Mayaguez with a bachelor's in physics.

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

UPR Mayaguez Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of physics master's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

In the physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	0
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Physics

The following physics concentations are available at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	13

Related Majors

• General Physical Sciences
• Materials Sciences
• 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 PR, the home state for University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez.

Occupation	Jobs in PR	Average Salary in PR

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 NitroPR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.