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Physics at Wayne State University

If you are interested in studying physics, you may want to check out the program at Wayne State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and has a total student population of 26,241. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in physics from Wayne State.

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

Wayne State Physics Degrees Available

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

Wayne State Physics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physics progam at Wayne State 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 Wayne State 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
81

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in physics from Wayne State. This makes it the #75 most popular school for physics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #134 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at Wayne State

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

Wayne State Physics Bachelor’s Program

31% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 69% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 31% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at Wayne State since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

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About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Wayne State 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 Wayne State University with a bachelor's in physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Wayne State Physics Master’s Program

13% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a master's degree in physics from Wayne State. About 13% of these graduates were women and the other 88% were men.

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

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

Wayne State also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 MI, the home state for Wayne State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers 24,130 $62,950
Natural Sciences Managers 1,570 $113,840
Physicists 510 $106,650
Physics Postsecondary Professors 490 $98,870

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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