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Physics at Wayne State University

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

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and approximately 26,241 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 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.

Wayne State Physics Degrees Available

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

Wayne State Physics Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #134 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at Wayne State

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

Wayne State Physics Master’s Program

13% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 8 students who graduated with a master’s in physics from Wayne State in 2021, 88% were men and 13% were women.

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In the physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wayne State University 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 1
White 3
International Students 3
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 MI, the home state for Wayne State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers 24,130 $62,950
Natural Sciences Managers 1,570 $113,840
Physicists 510 $106,650
Physics Postsecondary Professors 490 $98,870

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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