Physics at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and has a total student population of 48,149.

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

UW Seattle Physics Degrees Available

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

UW Seattle Physics Rankings

The physics major at UW Seattle 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.

There were 29 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at UW Seattle

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

UW Seattle Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	59
International Students	26
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UW Seattle Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of physics master's degrees went to men and 32% went to women.

In the physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Physics

The following physics concentations are available at University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Washington - Seattle Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	262

Related Majors

• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• 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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Natural Sciences Managers	1,810	$153,600
Physicists	500	$110,710
Physics Postsecondary Professors	440	$84,200

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.