Physics.

CIP Code: 40.08 • Physical Sciences

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 40.0801 - 40.0899.

Colleges Offering

788

Avg. Median Earnings

$80,303

Highest Earnings

$82,399

Highest Earnings

Graduates from Appalachian State University earn the highest median salary at $82,399

Career Paths & Salaries

Common careers for graduates with this degree, including national median salaries from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2023)

Physicists

SOC Code: 19-2012

$172,250

median salary

Hourly Wage

$82.81/hr

Total Jobs

20,430

Natural Sciences Managers

SOC Code: 11-9121

$167,220

median salary

Hourly Wage

$80.39/hr

Total Jobs

108,690

Physics Teachers, Postsecondary

SOC Code: 25-1054

$100,310

median salary

Hourly Wage

N/A

Total Jobs

13,090

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

SOC Code: 25-2031

$72,040

median salary

Hourly Wage

N/A

Total Jobs

1,065,210

Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2023)

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Colleges Offering Physics.

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Abilene Christian University

Abilene, TX

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Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

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Adrian College

Adrian, MI

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Agnes Scott College

Decatur, GA

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Alabama A & M University

Normal, AL

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Albion College

Albion, MI

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Albright College

Reading, PA

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Alfred University

Alfred, NY

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Allegheny College

Meadville, PA

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Alma College

Alma, MI

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American University

Washington, DC

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Amherst College

Amherst, MA

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Anderson University

Anderson, IN

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Andrews University

Berrien Springs, MI

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Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

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Appalachian State University

Boone, NC

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Aquinas College

Grand Rapids, MI

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Arizona State University Campus Immersion

Tempe, AZ

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$81,696

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$54,120

Arizona State University Digital Immersion

Scottsdale, AZ

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$81,696

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$54,120

Arkansas State University

Jonesboro, AR

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Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

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Ashland University

Ashland, OH

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Auburn University

Auburn, AL

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Augsburg University

Minneapolis, MN

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Augustana College

Rock Island, IL

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