Physics

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Early Career Income

$96,652

Lifetime Income

$5.59M

Unemployment rate

3.2%

Female share

20.2%

Occupation concentration

50.1%

in top 10 occupations

Remote work share

27.3%

% who double-major

30.1%

BA Graduates from 2024

7,103

-7.6% vs 2023

How Physics compares

Ranked against every other major nationally.

87th

percentile

Lifetime income

Higher than 87% of majors

33rd

percentile

Unemployment

Lower unemployment than 33% of majors

63rd

percentile

Occupation concentration

More concentrated than 63% of majors

Top occupations

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 Physics.

Physics, General
Atomic/Molecular Physics
Elementary Particle Physics
Plasma and High-Temperature Physics
Nuclear Physics
Optics/Optical Sciences
Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Acoustics
Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
Physics, Other

Based on federal labor and demographic data. Data source & methodology