Physics at University of Southern Maine

If you are interested in studying physics, you may want to check out the program at University of Southern Maine. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and approximately 8,022 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in physics from University of Southern Maine.

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 Southern Maine Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

University of Southern Maine Physics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physics progam at University of Southern Maine 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 Southern Maine 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	537

Physics Student Demographics at University of Southern Maine

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

University of Southern Maine Physics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 physics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from University of Southern Maine, about 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at University of Southern Maine since its program graduates 42% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at University of Southern Maine 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 Maine with a bachelor's in physics.

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

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

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 ME, the home state for University of Southern Maine.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
High School Teachers	5,790	$54,240
Natural Sciences Managers	300	$135,840
Physics Postsecondary Professors	70	$84,400
Physicists	40	$121,650

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.