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Physics at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 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.

Northwestern Physics Degrees Available

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

Northwestern Physics Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #97 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Physics Master’s Program

35% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 23 students who earned a master's degree in Physics from Northwestern in 2020-2021, 65% were men and 35% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 13
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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
Natural Sciences Managers 1,950 $118,480
Physicists 810 $114,320
Physics Postsecondary Professors 640 $92,130

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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