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Physics at The University of Texas at El Paso

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Physics at The University of Texas at El Paso

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

UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and has a total student population of 24,879. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 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.

UTEP Physics Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Physics

UTEP Physics Rankings

Physics Student Demographics at UTEP

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physics majors at The University of Texas at El Paso.

UTEP Physics Master’s Program

13% Women
63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 physics majors earned their master's degree from UTEP. Of these graduates, 88% were men and 13% were women.

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In the physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 48% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at El Paso 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 4
White 2
International Students 1
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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at El Paso.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers 110,420 $58,190
Natural Sciences Managers 2,620 $127,270
Physics Postsecondary Professors 1,190 $103,980
Physicists 1,000 $118,300

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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