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Physics at Utah Valley University

Physics at Utah Valley University

If you plan to study physics, take a look at what Utah Valley University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UVU is located in Orem, Utah and approximately 40,936 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.

UVU Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

UVU Physics Rankings

The physics major at UVU 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.

Physics Student Demographics at UVU

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

UVU Physics Bachelor’s Program

14% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 86% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

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About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at UVU 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 Valley University 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 0
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Physics

Physics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Utah Valley University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics 17
Other Physics 8

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 Valley 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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