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General Physics at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

General Physics at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and has a total student population of 30,092.

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.

UNC Chapel Hill General Physics Degrees Available

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

UNC Chapel Hill General Physics Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in general physics, making the school the #84 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Physics Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general physics majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill General Physics Master’s Program

33% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of general physics master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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Of the students who received a general physics master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 56% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the general physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's in general physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 5
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers 25,240 $47,580
Natural Sciences Managers 2,960 $153,490
Physics Postsecondary Professors 440 $87,410
Physicists 330 $143,070

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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