Physics at Walla Walla University

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

Walla Walla U is located in College Place, Washington and approximately 1,737 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students received a bachelor's degree in physics from Walla Walla U.

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

Walla Walla U Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Walla Walla U Physics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physics progam at Walla Walla U compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics major at Walla Walla U 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
Most Popular Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	563
Most Popular Physics Schools	668

Physics Student Demographics at Walla Walla U

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

Walla Walla U Physics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in physics from Walla Walla U in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physics bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

Walla Walla U also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 WA, the home state for Walla Walla University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Natural Sciences Managers	1,810	$153,600
Physicists	500	$110,710
Physics Postsecondary Professors	440	$84,200

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 Bryan Aulick under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.