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*The estimated net prices above are College Raptor’s estimate. Please contact the college financial aid office for actual net cost figures.
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Institution | Scaled Score | Acceptance Rate | Annual Degrees Awarded | SAT Score | Est. Net Price * | Median Starting Salary | Save | |
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![]() Princeton University Princeton, NJ Princeton University has 37 different concentrations for undergraduates.view more | 100 | 4% | 26 | 1,500 - 1,570 | $19,811 | $45,950 | ||
![]() California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA The popular choices for majors at Caltech are Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, General,...view more | 98 | 3% | 20 | 1,540 - 1,590 | $23,397 | $45,431 | ||
![]() Brown University Providence, RI In 1969, Brown University removed general education requirements, allowing students to craft their own...view more | 95 | 5% | 41 | 1,500 - 1,570 | $26,608 | $53,891 | ||
![]() University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA Annually, the University of California-Santa Barbara awards around 661...view more | 85 | 28% | 27 | 1,260 - 1,480 | $15,283 | $48,466 | ||
![]() Yale University New Haven, CT Yale offers students seventy possible majors, which must be declared by sophomore or junior years, but...view more | 82 | 4% | 43 | 1,490 - 1,570 | $26,044 | $47,331 | ||
![]() University of Chicago Chicago, IL UChicago has 51 academic majors available to students in five divisions: Biological Sciences Collegiate...view more | 77 | 5% | 42 | 1,510 - 1,560 | $27,979 | $47,839 | ||
![]() Harvard University Cambridge, MA There are plenty of classes to choose from at Harvard; they offer almost 3,900 courses in 49 undergraduate...view more | 76 | 3% | 21 | 1,500 - 1,590 | $17,900 | $45,413 | ||
![]() University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA At the University of California-Santa Cruz, the most popular majors students...view more | 75 | 63% | 11 | 1,180 - 1,390 | $16,526 | $50,225 | ||
![]() Cornell University Ithaca, NY At Cornell University, the most popular majors students study are Computer...view more | 71 | 8% | 20 | 1,480 - 1,560 | $26,455 | $52,939 | ||
![]() University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA The University of Pennsylvania provides undergraduates with 89 choices for majors in four different...view more | 71 | 6% | 16 | 1,500 - 1,570 | $26,017 | $46,835 |
*The estimated net prices above are College Raptor’s estimate. Please contact the college financial aid office for actual net cost figures.
A general program that focuses on the scientific study of matter and energy, and the formulation and testing of the laws governing the behavior of the matter-energy continuum. Includes instruction in classical and modern physics, electricity and magnetism, thermodynamics, mechanics, wave properties, nuclear processes, relativity and quantum theory, quantitative methods, and laboratory methods.
California awards the most Masters degrees in Physics, General of all US states with 222 degrees being granted last year. Students wanting to major in Physics, General can expect about 24% percent of their classmates to be women and 76% percent of their classmates to be male. Most students graduating in this field earn a Masters degree. The average annual income for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Physics, General is $55,100.
For Physics, General majors, some of the most in demand jobs include Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, Natural Sciences Managers and Physics Teachers, Postsecondary. Additionally, Physics, General graduates may land a high salary job, such as Natural Sciences Managers or Physicists.
These are the highest paying careers for Physics, General majors.
Career | Median Salary | Average Annual Job Openings | Employment 2022 | Employment 2032 | % Change | |
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Natural Sciences Managers Clinical Research Coordinators Water Resource Specialists | $157,740 | 2,067 | 27,443 | 28,779 | 5% | |
Physicists | $155,680 | 382 | 5,760 | 6,033 | 5% | |
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary | $98,020 | 399 | 4,973 | 5,157 | 4% | |
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | $65,220 | 34,959 | 558,668 | 564,451 | 1% |
These are the careers in highest demand for Physics, General majors.
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