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Physics at University of Colorado Boulder

Every physics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physics program at University of Colorado Boulder stacks up to those at other schools.

CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and approximately 37,437 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 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.

CU - Boulder Physics Degrees Available

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

CU - Boulder Physics Rankings

There were 31 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at CU - Boulder

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

CU - Boulder Physics Master’s Program

9% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 33 physics students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from CU - Boulder, about 91% were men and 9% were women.

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Of the students who received a physics master's degree from CU - Boulder, 52% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 17
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado Boulder.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
High School Teachers 16,950 $55,110
Natural Sciences Managers 1,230 $141,750
Physicists 930 $106,490
Physics Postsecondary Professors 320 $91,120

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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