Physical Sciences
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Early Career Income
$68,285
Lifetime Income
$4.00M
Unemployment rate
3.3%
Female share
32.3%
Occupation concentration
34.7%
in top 10 occupations
Remote work share
21.1%
% who double-major
27.2%
BA Graduates from 2024
561
+2.9% vs 2023
How Physical Sciences compares
Ranked against every other major nationally.
58th
percentile
Lifetime income
Higher than 58% of majors
30th
percentile
Unemployment
Lower unemployment than 30% of majors
13th
percentile
Occupation concentration
More concentrated than 13% of majors
Top occupations
- Elementary and Middle School Teachers
- Miscellaneous managers, including funeral service managers and postmasters and mail superintendents
- Customer Service Representatives
See the Occupations and Industries tabs for full breakdowns, Double Majors for the most common second fields of degree, and Earnings for the trajectory by age, and Trends for degree production over time.
Degree titles included in this major
These detailed majors are included in the statistics for Physical Sciences.
- Physical Sciences, General
- Physical Sciences, Other
Based on federal labor and demographic data. Data source & methodology