Physics at University of Southern Indiana

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

USI is located in Evansville, Indiana and has a total student population of 10,203. Of the 1,629 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Southern Indiana in 2021, 4 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.

USI Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

USI Physics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks physics programs across the country. The following shows how USI performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics major at USI 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
Most Focused Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	533
Most Focused Physics Schools	670

Physics Student Demographics at USI

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

USI Physics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Physics from USI in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at USI 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 Southern Indiana with a bachelor's in physics.

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

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

Related Majors

• Chemistry
• Geological & Earth Sciences

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 Southern Indiana.

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 AJ Eaton under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.