Physics at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

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

UW - Stevens Point is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin and approximately 8,302 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 3 physics majors received their bachelor's degree from UW - Stevens Point.

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 - Stevens Point Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

UW - Stevens Point Physics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physics progam at UW - Stevens Point 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 - Stevens Point 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 Schools	20
	93
Best Physics Schools	97
Most Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	508

Physics Student Demographics at UW - Stevens Point

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

UW - Stevens Point Physics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 physics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UW - Stevens Point, about 67% were men and 33% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at UW - Stevens Point 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 - Stevens Point 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

UW - Stevens Point 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.

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 self under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.