Physics Alumni Outcomes
Recent physics majors have excelled in competitive graduate programs and in varied careers in engineering, laboratory science, software development, and teaching.
The American Institute of Physics Statistical Research Center reports that of the physics grads they contacted, 52% of physics graduates one year out were in the workforce, 29% were in graduate study in astronomy or physics, and the other 19% were in graduate study in other fields, such as engineering, math, or education. They also report that a typical starting salary for a physics graduate with a bachelor's degree who works in the private STEM sector can earn between $45,000-$75,000.
- Systems integration and test engineers
- Device and integration development engineers
- Process engineers
- Electrical engineers
- Motion planning scientists
- Internet of things (IOT) engineers
- Assistant professors
- Postdoctoral research associates
- Secondary ed physics teachers
- Civil designers
- Laboratory managers
- Institutional research analysts
- Project engineers
- Software engineers
- Data visualization engineers
- Technicians and technology specialists
- Research specialists
- Education
- Engineering
- Software and web development
- Military and government
- Aviation
- Startups
- Physics
- Astrophysics
- Sustainable engineering
- Chemistry
- Electrical and electronics engineering
- Computer science
- Heavy-ion physics
- Nuclear physics
- Education
- Condensed matter physics
- Electrical and computer engineering
- University of California, Davis
- Rochester Institute of Technology
- University of Oregon
- Wichita State University
- University of Colorado Boulder
- University of Utah
- University of Minnesota
- Rutgers University
- Stony Brook University
- University of Massachusetts, Boston
- Iowa State University
- Colorado State University