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Physics at University of Oregon

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

UO is located in Eugene, Oregon and has a total student population of 21,752. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 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.

UO Physics Degrees Available

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

UO Physics Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #78 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at UO

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

UO Physics Master’s Program

24% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 37 students who earned a master's degree in Physics from UO in 2020-2021, 76% were men and 24% were women.

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Of the students who received a physics master's degree from UO, 78% 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 16% 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 Oregon with a master's in physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 29
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 OR, the home state for University of Oregon.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
High School Teachers 10,390 $72,640
Natural Sciences Managers 1,250 $109,610
Physics Postsecondary Professors 160 $92,300
Physicists 40 $124,410

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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