Physics at Western Washington University

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

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and approximately 15,197 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students received a bachelor's degree in physics from WWU.

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

WWU Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

WWU Physics Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics major at WWU 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
Best Value Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	90
	106

How Much Do Physics Graduates from WWU Make?

The median salary of physics students who receive their bachelor's degree at WWU is $43,871. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 14% higher than the national average of $38,470 for all physics bachelor's degree recipients.

Physics Student Demographics at WWU

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

WWU Physics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 physics majors earned their bachelor's degree from WWU. Of these graduates, 74% were men and 26% were women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at WWU since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at WWU 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 Western Washington University with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

• Chemistry
• Geological & Earth Sciences

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 Western Washington 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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.