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Physics at Baylor University

If you are interested in studying physics, you may want to check out the program at Baylor University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and has a total student population of 19,297. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received their master's degree in physics.

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

Baylor Physics Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Physics
  • Doctorate Degree in Physics

Baylor Physics Rankings

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at Baylor

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

Baylor Physics Master’s Program

21% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The physics program at Baylor awarded 14 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 79% of these degrees went to men with the other 21% going to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Baylor 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 2
White 6
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 TX, the home state for Baylor University.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers 110,420 $58,190
Natural Sciences Managers 2,620 $127,270
Physics Postsecondary Professors 1,190 $103,980
Physicists 1,000 $118,300

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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