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Physics at Wichita State University

Physics at Wichita State University

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

WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and approximately 14,999 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.

WSU Physics Degrees Available

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

WSU Physics Rankings

The physics major at WSU 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 WSU

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

WSU Physics Bachelor’s Program

33% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at WSU since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physics bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

WSU Physics Master’s Program

100% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of physics master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wichita State 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 0
International Students 1
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Wichita State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics 8

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 KS, the home state for Wichita State University.

Occupation Jobs in KS Average Salary in KS
High School Teachers 11,660 $51,490
Natural Sciences Managers 250 $127,440
Physics Postsecondary Professors 110 $95,460

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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