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Bachelor’s Degrees in Health/Medical Physics

29 Yearly Graduations
31% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 7 colleges and univerities across the nation that offer a bachelor's degree in health/medical physics. In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were male, and 45 were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 17.2% of health/medical physics graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Health/Medical Physics Majors

In 2020-2021, 29 bachelor's degrees were awarded to health/medical physics majors. This makes it the 100th most popular bachelor's degree program in the country.

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in health/medical physics at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 159
Doctor’s Degree 49
Bachelor’s Degree 29
Graduate Certificate 16
Basic Certificate 5

Earnings of Health/Medical Physics Majors With Bachelor’s Degrees

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for health/medical physics students who are bachelor's degree holders.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue bachelor's degrees in health/medical physics. About 69.0% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 20
Women 9
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The racial-ethnic distribution of health/medical physics bachelor’s degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 5
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 10
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 1
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There are 7 colleges that offer a bachelor’s degree in health/medical physics. Learn more about the most popular 7 below:

15 Yearly Graduations
40% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The most popular school in the United States for health/medical physics students seekinga bachelor's degree is The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Roughly 300 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $4,738 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $5,538 per year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 people received their bachelor's degree in health/medical physics from MD Anderson. Around 53% of these students were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group, and 40% were women.

#2

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska
5 Yearly Graduations
20% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Creighton University comes in at #2 on our list of the most popular colleges offering bachelor's degrees in health/medical physics. Roughly 8,700 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $42,618 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $17,190 per year. The health/medical physics program at Creighton University awarded 5 bachelor's degrees during the 2020-2021 school year. Of these students, 20% were women and 20% were members of underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.

#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
3 Yearly Graduations

Oregon State University is the 3rd most popular school in the nation for students seeking a bachelor's degree in health/medical physics. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $10,065 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $13,446 per year. The health/medical physics program at Oregon State University awarded 3 bachelor's degrees during the 2020-2021 school year.

3 Yearly Graduations
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The 3rd most popular school in the country for health/medical physics majors who are seeking their bachelor's degree is California State University - Fresno. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $5,742 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $7,176 per year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 people received their bachelor's degree in health/medical physics from Fresno State.

#5

University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada
2 Yearly Graduations
100% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

University of Nevada - Las Vegas comes in at #5 on our list of the most popular colleges offering bachelor's degrees in health/medical physics. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $7,949 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $5,823 per year. The health/medical physics program at University of Nevada - Las Vegas awarded 2 bachelor's degrees during the 2020-2021 school year. Around 50% of these students were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group, and 100% were women.

#6

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
1 Yearly Graduations

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania comes in at #6 on our list of the most popular colleges offering bachelor's degrees in health/medical physics. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $7,716 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $9,288 per year. For the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 bachelor's degrees were handed out to health/medical physics majors at Bloomsburg.

Below are some popular majors that are similar to health/medical physics that offer bachelor’s degrees.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health 10,064
Public Health Education & Promotion 3,127
Other Public Health 1,782
Community Health & Preventive Medicine 1,698
Health Services Administration 1,279

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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