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General Physics at Virginia Tech

General Physics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 37,024.

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.

Virginia Tech General Physics Degrees Available

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

Virginia Tech General Physics Rankings

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in general physics, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Physics Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general physics majors at Virginia Tech.

Virginia Tech General Physics Master’s Program

20% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 80% of general physics master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

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Of the students who received a general physics master's degree from Virginia Tech, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Tech with a master's in general physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
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 VA, the home state for Virginia Tech.

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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