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Physics at West Virginia University

If you plan to study physics, take a look at what West Virginia University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 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.

WVU Physics Degrees Available

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

WVU 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 WVU

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

WVU Physics Master’s Program

The physics program at WVU awarded 10 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 100% of these degrees went to men with the other 0% going to women.

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Of the students who received a physics master's degree from WVU, 80% 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 West Virginia University 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 8
International Students 2
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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
High School Teachers 3,790 $47,050
Physics Postsecondary Professors 70 $76,200

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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