General Physics at University of Wyoming

Every general physics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general physics program at University of Wyoming stacks up to those at other schools.

UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and approximately 11,829 students attend the school each year.

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.

UW General Physics Degrees Available

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

UW General Physics Rankings

The general physics major at UW 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 UW

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

UW General Physics Bachelor’s Program

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 UW since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general physics at UW 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 Wyoming with a bachelor's in general physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UW General Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of general physics master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

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

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

Related Majors

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 WY, the home state for University of Wyoming.

Occupation	Jobs in WY	Average Salary in WY
High School Teachers	1,850	$60,620
Natural Sciences Managers	160	$95,120

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 ProgWork1 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.