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General Physics at Northwestern University

General Physics at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

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

Northwestern General Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in General Physics
  • Master’s Degree in General Physics

Northwestern General Physics Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in general physics, making the school the #94 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Physics Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern General Physics Master’s Program

38% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 62% of general physics master's degrees went to men and 38% went to 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 general physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That General Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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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