Physics Graphs & Statistics

Bachelor’s Degrees in Physics and STEM

Number of Physics and STEM bachelor's degrees conferred as the first or second major at US institutions

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Bachelor’s Degrees in Physics and STEM Earned by Women

Percent of physics and STEM bachelor's degrees conferred to women as the first or second major at US institutions

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Physics Degrees Earned by Women

Percent of physics bachelor’s and doctoral degrees earned by women at U.S. institutions

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Bachelor’s Degrees Earned by Women, by Major

Percent of STEM bachelor’s degrees conferred to women by major (Biology, Chemistry, Math & Statistics, Earth Sciences, Physics, and Engineering)

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Doctoral Degrees Earned by Women, by Major

Percent of STEM doctoral degrees conferred to women by major (Biology, Chemistry, Math & Statistics, Earth Sciences, Physics, and Engineering)

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Degrees Earned by Women, by Field

Average percent of bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees earned by women by major (Biology, Chemistry, Math & Statistics, Earth Sciences, Physics, and Engineering)

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Doctoral Degrees Earned by Women, by Citizenship

Percent of doctoral degrees earned by women, by US residency status

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Bachelor’s Degrees Earned by African Americans, by Major

Percent of STEM bachelor’s degrees conferred to Black or African American students, by major (Biology, Chemistry, Math & Statistics, Earth Sciences, Physics, and Engineering)

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Bachelor’s Degrees Earned by Hispanic Americans, by Major

Percent of STEM bachelor’s degrees conferred to Latino or Hispanic students, by major (Biology, Chemistry, Math & Statistics, Earth Sciences, Physics, and Engineering)

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Physics Degrees Earned by Individuals Marginalized by Race/Ethnicity

Percent of bachelor’s, master's, and doctoral degrees awarded to individuals marginalized by race/ethnicity in physics, normalized to population of college-age individuals marginalized by race/ethnicity in the United States

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Degrees Awarded to Individuals Marginalized by Race/Ethnicity, by Field

Average percent of bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees awarded to individuals marginalized by race/ethnicity, by major (Biology, Chemistry, Math & Statistics, Earth Sciences, Physics, and Engineering)

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Retention of Individuals Marginalized by Race/Ethnicity in Physics

Percentage of individuals marginalized by race/ethnicity in physics compared to the percentage of marginalized by race/ethnicity in the US college age resident population

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Bachelor’s Degrees by Gender and Race/Ethnicity

Average percent of bachelor’s degrees granted to men and women for various races and ethnicities

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Physics Degrees by Race/Ethnicity

Percentage of physics bachelor’s and doctoral degrees awarded to people of various races and ethnicities

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Physics Bachelor’s Degrees Awarded to African Americans at HBCUs

The number of physics bachelor's degrees awarded to African Americans at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

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Physics Degrees Earned by Temporary Residents

Physics Degrees Earned by Temporary Residents (physics bachelor's, master’s, and doctoral degrees awarded to temporary residents)

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Physics Doctoral Degrees by Citizenship

Number of physics PhDs awarded to US and foreign citizens

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High School Teachers with a Physics Degree

Percentage of teachers with degrees in their respective teaching fields (Social Studies, English, Biology, Math, Physics, Chemistry)

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Students Taking High School Physics

Student enrollment for various physics high school courses

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