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Physics at West Virginia University

Physics at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 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.

WVU Physics Degrees Available

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

WVU Physics Rankings

The physics major at WVU 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 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #78 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Physics Bachelor’s Program

22% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 78% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at WVU 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 West Virginia 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 14
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

WVU Physics Master’s Program

40% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of physics master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Physics

If you plan to be a physics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from West Virginia University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics 32

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
High School Teachers 3,790 $47,050
Physics Postsecondary Professors 70 $76,200

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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