Physics at Utah State University

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

USU is located in Logan, Utah and approximately 27,691 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Physics section at the bottom of this page.

USU Physics Degrees Available

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

USU Physics Rankings

The physics major at USU 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #145 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at USU

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

USU Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at USU since its program graduates 21% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at USU 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 Utah State University with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

USU Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of physics master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

Of the students who received a physics master's degree from USU, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Utah State University with a master'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

Concentrations Within Physics

The following physics concentations are available at Utah State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Utah State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	28

Related Majors

• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• 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 UT, the home state for Utah State University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
High School Teachers	10,170	$59,070
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$99,810
Physics Postsecondary Professors	170	$93,800
Physicists	60	$129,480

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 Cory Maylett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.