General Physics at University of Virginia - Main Campus

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

University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and has a total student population of 25,628.

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

University of Virginia General Physics Degrees Available

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

University of Virginia General Physics Rankings

The general physics major at University of Virginia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in general physics, making the school the #42 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Physics Student Demographics at University of Virginia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general physics majors at University of Virginia - Main Campus.

University of Virginia General Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of general physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 32% went to women. The typical general physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at University of Virginia since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general physics at University of Virginia 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 Virginia - Main Campus with a bachelor's in general physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	26
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

University of Virginia General Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of general physics master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

Of the students who received a general physics master's degree from University of Virginia, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

Careers That General Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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 VA, the home state for University of Virginia - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Natural Sciences Managers	1,270	$133,360
Physicists	750	$108,440
Physics Postsecondary Professors	410	$83,910

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.