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General Physics at Yale University

General Physics at Yale University

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

Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and has a total student population of 12,060.

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.

Yale General Physics Degrees Available

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

Yale General Physics Rankings

There were 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in general physics, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Physics Student Demographics at Yale

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

Yale General Physics Master’s Program

14% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 86% of general physics master's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 16
International Students 15
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 CT, the home state for Yale University.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
High School Teachers 15,410 $76,980
Natural Sciences Managers 650 $179,200
Physics Postsecondary Professors 210 $85,550

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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