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Physics at Carnegie Mellon University

Every physics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physics program at Carnegie Mellon University stacks up to those at other schools.

Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 13,519 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 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.

Carnegie Mellon Physics Degrees Available

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

Carnegie Mellon Physics Rankings

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 Carnegie Mellon

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

Carnegie Mellon Physics Master’s Program

36% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 25 students who earned a master's degree in Physics from Carnegie Mellon in 2020-2021, 64% were men and 36% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 10
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 PA, the home state for Carnegie Mellon University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
Natural Sciences Managers 4,480 $147,810
Physics Postsecondary Professors 770 $98,870
Physicists 320 $137,060

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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