Physics at University of Vermont

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

UVM is located in Burlington, Vermont and has a total student population of 13,292. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in physics from UVM.

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

UVM Physics Degrees Available

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

UVM Physics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physics progam at UVM compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UVM 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	179
Most Focused Physics Master’s Degree Schools	201

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in physics from UVM. This is the #204 most popular school for physics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #180 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at UVM

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

UVM Physics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Physics from UVM in 2020-2021, 63% were men and 38% were women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at UVM since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at UVM 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 Vermont with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UVM Physics Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student graduated with a bachelor's degree in physics from UVM.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• 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 VT, the home state for University of Vermont.

Occupation	Jobs in VT	Average Salary in VT
High School Teachers	2,130	$65,850
Natural Sciences Managers	110	$97,340
Physicists	40	$111,080

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.