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Physics at Duke 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 Duke University stacks up to those at other schools.

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and has a total student population of 16,172. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 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.

Duke Physics Degrees Available

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

Duke Physics Rankings

There were 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at Duke

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

Duke Physics Master’s Program

33% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 21 students who earned a master's degree in Physics from Duke in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

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In the physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 19% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 10
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 NC, the home state for Duke University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers 25,240 $47,580
Natural Sciences Managers 2,960 $153,490
Physics Postsecondary Professors 440 $87,410
Physicists 330 $143,070

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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