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General Physics at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

General Physics at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

What traits are you looking for in a general physics school? To help you decide if University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general physics program.

UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 24,565.

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.

UWM General Physics Degrees Available

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

UWM General Physics Rankings

The general physics major at UWM 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in general physics, making the school the #105 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Physics Student Demographics at UWM

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

UWM General Physics Bachelor’s Program

33% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of general physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% 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 UWM since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

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About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general physics at UWM 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 Wisconsin - Milwaukee with a bachelor's in general physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UWM General Physics Master’s Program

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 100% of general physics master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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In the general physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 71% better than the national average.*

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

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

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

Occupation Jobs in WI Average Salary in WI
High School Teachers 20,070 $58,360
Natural Sciences Managers 610 $106,110
Physics Postsecondary Professors 280 $84,200
Physicists 90 $150,670

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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