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Physics at University of Illinois at Chicago

Physics at University of Illinois at Chicago

If you plan to study physics, take a look at what University of Illinois at Chicago has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 33,518 students attend the school each year.

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

UIC Physics Degrees Available

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

UIC Physics Rankings

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #46 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC Physics Master’s Program

30% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 70% of physics master's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Physics

The following physics concentations are available at University of Illinois at Chicago. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Illinois at Chicago. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics 18

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 University of Illinois at Chicago.

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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