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Physics at University of Virginia - Main Campus

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Physics at University of Virginia - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a physics school? To help you decide if University of Virginia - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physics program.

University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and approximately 25,628 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.

University of Virginia Physics Degrees Available

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

University of Virginia 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 University of Virginia

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

University of Virginia Physics Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a master's degree in physics from University of Virginia. About 0% of these graduates were women and the other 100% were men.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Virginia - Main Campus 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 0
White 1
International Students 5
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 VA, the home state for University of Virginia - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers 26,830 $68,770
Natural Sciences Managers 1,270 $133,360
Physicists 750 $108,440
Physics Postsecondary Professors 410 $83,910

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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