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Bachelor's · Physical Sciences

Physics (Bachelor's): earnings by school

124 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$54,230
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$78,216
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$19,500
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 108 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $72,596 and $89,430. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA—$131,025—
Cornell University NY—$118,649$10,000
University of Notre Dame IN—$110,029$15,500
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC$66,284$103,477$14,067
Oregon State University OR$38,558$103,167$18,250
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus OR$38,558$103,167$18,250
Whitworth University WA—$99,842—
College of the Holy Cross MA—$99,165—
Le Moyne College NY—$99,009—
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA$42,890$96,805—
University of California-Irvine CA$38,899$96,215$10,605
George Mason University VA—$96,138—
University of California-Berkeley CA—$96,043$13,911
University of California-San Diego CA$61,325$95,018$11,407
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$50,108$94,543$20,943
Utah State University UT—$93,461—
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$62,060$92,826$18,531
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA$68,081$92,746$20,942
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI$56,501$92,293$19,139
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania PA—$91,610—
University of Massachusetts-Lowell MA—$91,438$27,000
University of Maryland-College Park MD$58,347$90,900$19,140
Towson University MD—$90,457—
University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC—$89,944$25,125
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus AR$72,874$89,685$23,250
University of Pennsylvania PA$89,591—$19,500
Willamette University OR—$89,506—
West Virginia Wesleyan College WV—$89,430—
University of Arizona AZ$76,968$88,207$14,679
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona CA$54,588$87,856—
Portland State University OR$58,579$87,488—
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire WI$71,379$87,033—
Stockton University NJ$54,355$86,849—
California State University-Fullerton CA—$86,504—
University of Houston TX—$86,078—
University of California-Los Angeles CA$58,575$85,708$13,856
Bethel University MN$76,335$85,657$22,000
University of Wisconsin-River Falls WI$70,019$85,638—
University of California-Santa Barbara CA$64,520$85,219$12,804
Georgia College & State University GA—$85,089—
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus GA—$82,431$19,239
Appalachian State University NC$43,284$82,399—
Illinois State University IL—$81,949—
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NY$58,485$81,840$23,250
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College PA$55,968$81,763$20,500
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$55,968$81,763$20,500
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington PA$55,968$81,763$20,500
Drexel University PA$81,707——
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$54,120$81,696$17,313
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ$54,120$81,696$17,313
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL$64,107$81,077$18,767
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse WI$63,488$80,594—
SUNY Oneonta NY—$80,041—
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$53,403$80,025$19,730
Salisbury University MD—$79,158—
University of California-Davis CA$46,391$78,569$16,233
William & Mary VA—$77,863$17,500
Seton Hall University NJ—$77,851—
Virginia Commonwealth University VA$67,201$77,737—
SUNY College at Geneseo NY$55,688$77,575$14,750
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI$53,377$77,380$20,375
University of Utah UT$39,612$77,158$18,162
Worcester Polytechnic Institute MA$76,720——
Lewis University IL$62,440$76,122—
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$45,902$75,867$16,052
University of Washington-Bothell Campus WA$45,902$75,867$16,052
University of Colorado Boulder CO$54,506$75,764$18,506
Rochester Institute of Technology NY$48,519$75,281$27,000
University of Oregon OR—$75,160—
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania PA—$74,813$27,000
The University of Texas at Austin TX$64,009$74,738$19,769
University of Delaware DE$50,132$74,475—
University of California-Riverside CA$34,470$74,410$17,500
University of Connecticut CT—$73,879$19,500
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus CT—$73,879$19,500
University of Connecticut-Avery Point CT—$73,879$19,500
University of Connecticut-Stamford CT—$73,879$19,500
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus CT—$73,879$19,500
Brigham Young University UT$64,945$73,747—
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania PA—$73,703—
Gustavus Adolphus College MN—$73,540—
University of Northern Colorado CO—$73,186—
Rowan University NJ$46,070$72,734$26,000
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA—$72,596$25,540
University of California-Santa Cruz CA$72,553——
The University of Texas at Arlington TX$56,663$71,830$16,615
University of Nebraska-Lincoln NE—$71,752—
California State University-Long Beach CA$45,967$70,462$16,825
New York University NY—$69,334$18,125
Middle Tennessee State University TN$36,861$69,192—
University of South Florida FL$43,622$68,967$17,625
University of Florida FL—$68,682—
University of Puerto Rico-Humacao PR—$67,625—
Rutgers University-Camden NJ$50,763$67,544$22,000
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$50,763$67,544$22,000
Rutgers University-Newark NJ$50,763$67,544$22,000
St. John's University-New York NY—$67,536—
Purdue University-Main Campus IN$44,202$67,505$17,500
Siena University NY—$66,865—
Texas State University TX—$65,217$19,206
Stony Brook University NY—$65,013—
Indiana University of Pennsylvania PA—$64,837—
Boise State University ID—$64,459—
University of North Florida FL$54,341$64,413—
West Chester University of Pennsylvania PA$64,200——
California State University-Sacramento CA—$64,133—
Western Washington University WA$43,443$63,833$20,500
Morehead State University KY—$62,865—
California State University-San Bernardino CA—$62,004—
Coe College IA—$61,162—
Georgia State University GA$35,627$60,393$26,024
Brigham Young University-Idaho ID$57,495——
The College of New Jersey NJ$55,909—$23,500
Gettysburg College PA$53,367——
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH$53,096——
Northeastern University MA$53,093—$25,500
Michigan State University MI$52,160—$24,088
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC$43,931$51,590—
University of California-Merced CA$46,988——
University of Chicago IL$46,218——
University of Central Florida FL$45,111—$23,278
The University of Texas at San Antonio TX—$42,790$28,500
Columbia College Chicago IL$42,234—$24,250
Florida International University FL$19,824——