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General Physics at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

General Physics at University of Washington - Seattle 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 Washington - Seattle Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

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 General Physics section at the bottom of this page.

UW Seattle General Physics Degrees Available

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

UW Seattle General Physics Rankings

The general physics major at UW Seattle 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 29 students who received their doctoral degrees in general physics, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Physics Student Demographics at UW Seattle

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

UW Seattle General Physics Bachelor’s Program

25% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 75% of general physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

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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 general physics.

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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 General Physics Master’s Program

32% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 68% of general physics master's degrees went to men and 32% went to women.

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In the general 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 general physics.

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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

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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