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Pennsylvania State University - Erie - Behrend College BS in Physics

The main focus area for this major is General Physics. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Physics is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at Pennsylvania State University - Erie - Behrend College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in physics, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State Erie BS in Physics

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The physics major at Penn State Erie is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State Erie.

Ranking Type Rank
Highest Paid Physics Graduates 27
Most Focused Colleges for Physics 458
Most Popular Colleges for Physics 581

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Physics from Penn State Erie Cost?

$15,206 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Penn State Erie Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Penn State Erie paid an average of $997 per credit hour in 2018-2019. The average for in-state students was $592 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $14,214 $23,924
Fees $992 $992
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840
On Campus Room and Board $11,884 $11,884
On Campus Other Expenses $4,788 $4,788

Learn more about Penn State Erie tuition and fees.

Penn State Erie Physics BS Student Debt

One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Physics students who received their bachelor’s degree at Penn State Erie took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 21% higher than the national average of $22,379.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in Physics From Penn State Erie?

$27,900 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

physics who receive their bachelor’s degree from Penn State Erie make an average of $27,900 a year during the early days of their career. That is 30% lower than the national average of $39,724.

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Does Penn State Erie Offer an Online BS in Physics?

Online degrees for the Penn State Erie physics bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State Erie Online Learning page.

Penn State Erie Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Physics

4 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
In the 2018-2019 academic year, 4 students received their bachelor’s degree in physics. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in physics in 2018-2019, none of them were women.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

None of the physics bachelor’s degree recipients at Penn State Erie in 2018-2019 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

BS in Physics Focus Areas at Penn State Erie

Physics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Physics 4

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to physics.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Astronomy & Astrophysics 1
Chemistry 11

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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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