Physics at Washington University in St Louis

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

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 15,449 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.

WUSTL Physics Degrees Available

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

WUSTL Physics Rankings

The physics major at WUSTL 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 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #59 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at WUSTL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physics majors at Washington University in St Louis.

WUSTL 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 WUSTL since its program graduates 21% more women than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at WUSTL are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Washington University in St Louis with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WUSTL Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of 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 Washington University in St Louis with a master's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Physics

Physics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Washington University in St Louis. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	29

Related Majors

• Materials Sciences
• 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 MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers	27,930	$54,280
Natural Sciences Managers	670	$116,190
Physics Postsecondary Professors	200	$83,010
Physicists	70	$114,890

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 Bachrach44 under License

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