Physics at University of Wisconsin - River Falls

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

UW - River Falls is located in River Falls, Wisconsin and approximately 5,855 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received a bachelor's degree in physics from UW - River Falls.

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 - River Falls Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

UW - River Falls Physics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks physics programs across the country. The following shows how UW - River Falls performed in these rankings.

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 - River Falls 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
Best Value Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Best Physics Schools	11
Best Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12
	13
	14
Most Focused Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	120

Earnings of UW - River Falls Physics Graduates

The median salary of physics students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW - River Falls is $55,752. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 45% higher than the national average of $38,470 for all physics bachelor's degree recipients.

Physics Student Demographics at UW - River Falls

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

UW - River Falls Physics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 physics majors earned their bachelor's degree from UW - River Falls. Of these graduates, 89% were men and 11% were women.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at UW - River Falls 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 - River Falls with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Chemistry
• Geological & Earth Sciences

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 - River Falls.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.