Health/Medical Physics at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Every health/medical physics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health/medical physics program at University of Wisconsin - Madison stacks up to those at other schools.

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 44,640.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health/Medical Physics section at the bottom of this page.

UW - Madison Health/Medical Physics Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health/Medical Physics
• Doctorate Degree in Health/Medical Physics

UW - Madison Health/Medical Physics Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in health/medical physics, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health/Medical Physics Student Demographics at UW - Madison

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health/medical physics majors at University of Wisconsin - Madison.

UW - Madison Health/Medical Physics Master’s Program

Of the 22 students who earned a master's degree in Health/Medical Physics from UW - Madison in 2020-2021, 82% were men and 18% were women.

Of the students who received a health/medical physics master's degree from UW - Madison, 68% 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 University of Wisconsin - Madison with a master's in health/medical physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• International Public Health/International Health
• Community Health and Preventive Medicine
• Behavioral Aspects of Health
• General Public Health

Careers That Health/Medical Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in health/medical 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Health Specialties Professors	5,200	$76,800
Physicists	90	$150,670

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Czar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.