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Physics at Georgia State University

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

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 36,360 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 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.

Georgia State Physics Degrees Available

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

Georgia State Physics Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #109 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at Georgia State

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

Georgia State Physics Master’s Program

35% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 17 students who earned a master's degree in Physics from Georgia State in 2020-2021, 65% were men and 35% were women.

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In the physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 18% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Georgia State 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 8
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 GA, the home state for Georgia State University.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers 27,620 $58,050
Physics Postsecondary Professors 100 $85,300
Physicists 50 $122,040

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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