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Physics at Whitworth University

Physics at Whitworth University

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

Whitworth is located in Spokane, Washington and has a total student population of 2,756.

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

Whitworth Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Whitworth Physics Rankings

The physics major at Whitworth 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.

Physics Student Demographics at Whitworth

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

Whitworth Physics Bachelor’s Program

21% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 79% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at Whitworth 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 Whitworth 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 3
White 14
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Physics

The following physics concentations are available at Whitworth University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Whitworth University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Physics 8
General Physics 6

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 Whitworth 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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