Physics at University of St. Thomas

Every physics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physics program at University of St. Thomas stacks up to those at other schools.

UST is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 3,692 students attend the school each year. Of the 486 student who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of St. Thomas in 2,021, 1 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.

UST Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

UST Physics Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics major at UST 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 Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	622
Most Focused Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	627

Physics Student Demographics at UST

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

UST Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

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

UST 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 TX, the home state for University of St. Thomas.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270
Physics Postsecondary Professors	1,190	$103,980
Physicists	1,000	$118,300

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 college under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.