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Physics at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Physics at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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

UNC Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and has a total student population of 30,146. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 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.

UNC Charlotte Physics Degrees Available

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

UNC Charlotte Physics Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #145 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at UNC Charlotte

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

UNC Charlotte Physics Master’s Program

18% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The physics program at UNC Charlotte awarded 11 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 82% of these degrees went to men with the other 18% going to women.

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In the physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 18% 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 Charlotte 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 2
White 5
International Students 4
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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

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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