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Physics at University of Missouri - Columbia

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

Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and approximately 31,089 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 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.

Mizzou Physics Degrees Available

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

Mizzou Physics Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #122 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at Mizzou

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

Mizzou Physics Master’s Program

17% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The physics program at Mizzou awarded 6 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 83% of these degrees went to men with the other 17% going to women.

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In the physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 17% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 2
International Students 3
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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Columbia.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers 27,930 $54,280
Natural Sciences Managers 670 $116,190
Physics Postsecondary Professors 200 $83,010
Physicists 70 $114,890

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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