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General Physics at Wayne State University

General Physics at Wayne State University

What traits are you looking for in a general physics school? To help you decide if Wayne State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general physics program.

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and approximately 26,241 students attend the school each year.

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

Wayne State General Physics Degrees Available

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

Wayne State General Physics Rankings

The general physics major at Wayne State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in general physics, making the school the #131 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Physics Student Demographics at Wayne State

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

Wayne State General Physics Bachelor’s Program

29% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 71% of general physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical general physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Wayne State since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

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About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general physics at Wayne State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general physics bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Wayne State General Physics Master’s Program

60% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of general physics master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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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 general physics.

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

Careers That General Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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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