Optics/Optical Sciences

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About Optics/Optical Sciences

A program that focuses on the scientific study of light energy, including its structure, properties and behavior under different conditions. Includes instruction in wave theory, wave mechanics, electromagnetic theory, physical optics, geometric optics, quantum theory of light, photon detecting, laser theory, wall and beam properties, chaotic light, non-linear optics, harmonic generation, optical systems theory, and applications to engineering problems.

Arizona grants the most Postbaccalaureate certificates in Optics/Optical Sciences of all US states with 14 degrees being granted last year. Students wanting to major in Optics/Optical Sciences can expect approximately 80% percent of their fellow classmates to be men and 20% percent to be women. The majority students graduating in this field earn a Postbaccalaureate certificate. The average annual income for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Optics/Optical Sciences is $55,100.

Popularity of Optics/Optical Sciences Degrees in the U.S.
This heat map represents the states that have the highest percent of Optics/Optical Sciences degrees compared to all other degrees awarded in that state.
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Careers

Some top careers related to Optics/Optical Sciences, include Physicists and Physics Teachers, Postsecondary, both of which have many employment opportunities. Yet there are higher paying careers, such as Natural Sciences Managers. the most available position for Optics/Optical Sciences majors is Natural Sciences Managers.

Top Paying Careers

These are the highest paying careers for Optics/Optical Sciences majors.

Most In-Demand Careers

These are the careers in highest demand for Optics/Optical Sciences majors.

Student Demographics

Total Students
15
Female Students
3 (20%)
Male Students
12 (80%)
White (10, 67%)
Race/ethnicity unknown (2, 13%)
Hispanic or Latino (1, 7%)
Two or more races (1, 7%)
U.S. Nonresident (1, 7%)
Asian (0, <1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native (0, <1%)
Black or African American (0, <1%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (0, <1%)

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