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Physics at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

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

UW Oshkosh is located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and approximately 15,314 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in physics from UW Oshkosh.

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 Oshkosh Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

UW Oshkosh Physics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physics progam at UW Oshkosh compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics major at UW Oshkosh 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
Most Focused Physics Schools 682

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in physics from UW Oshkosh. This is the #229 most popular school for physics master’s degree candidates in the country.

Physics Student Demographics at UW Oshkosh

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

UW Oshkosh Physics Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at UW Oshkosh since its program graduates 26% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physics bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

UW Oshkosh also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

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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