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General Physics at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

General Physics at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 30,559.

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.

UT Knoxville General Physics Degrees Available

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

UT Knoxville General Physics Rankings

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in general physics, making the school the #42 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Physics Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville General Physics Master’s Program

22% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 78% of general physics master's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

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Of the students who received a general physics master's degree from UT Knoxville, 89% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
High School Teachers 20,190 $53,620
Natural Sciences Managers 500 $111,670
Physicists 440 $124,950
Physics Postsecondary Professors 250 $88,090

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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