Physics at University of West Georgia

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 West Georgia stacks up to those at other schools.

University of West Georgia is located in Carrollton, Georgia and has a total student population of 13,419. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in physics from University of West Georgia.

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

University of West Georgia Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

University of West Georgia Physics Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics major at University of West Georgia 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
	35
Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	117
Most Popular Physics Schools	608
Most Focused Physics Schools	753

Physics Student Demographics at University of West Georgia

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

University of West Georgia Physics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 physics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from University of West Georgia, about 100% were men and 0% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at University of West Georgia 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 West Georgia with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• 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 GA, the home state for University of West Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Physics Postsecondary Professors	100	$85,300
Physicists	50	$122,040

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.