← All Majors Physics CIP 4008 · 75 schools
Physics is offered at 75 schools. Graduates report median first-year earnings of $45,534, growing to $83,450 by year five (+83%). The 25th percentile earns $36,435 while the 75th percentile earns $54,548. Earnings data is sourced from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, reflecting median earnings of graduates one and five years after completion.
Highest Earning (1yr)
$70,150
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Earnings vs. Cost — 74 Schools 1-Year 5-Year
School Type All Public Private For-Profit
State All States AR AZ CA CO CT DE FL GA ID IL IN MA MD MI MN NC NE NJ NY OH OR PA TX UT VA WA WI WV
Tier Ivy League Ivy Plus NESCAC Public Flagship Elite Selective General
Showing 92 of 92 programs
Compare # School 1yr Earnings ▼ 5yr Earnings Cost ROI Admit SAT 1 University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC $70,150 — $22,034 3.2x 80% 1,320 2 Brigham Young University UT $68,664 $97,503 $20,879 3.3x 69% 1,450 3 University of Pennsylvania PA $68,215 — $85,738 0.8x 6% 1,570 4 Whitworth University WA $65,316 — $65,711 1.0x 87% 1,320 5 California State Polytechnic University-Pomona CA $64,045 $74,433 $22,672 2.8x 74% — 6 Portland State University OR $62,749 $84,248 $22,449 2.8x 91% — 7 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC $62,647 — $25,181 2.5x 19% 1,530 8 Georgia College & State University GA $62,478 — $27,781 2.2x 88% 1,240 9 University of Wisconsin-River Falls WI $62,196 — $19,576 3.2x 82% — 10 University of California-Los Angeles CA $60,495 $80,500 $36,643 1.7x 9% — 11 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NY $60,348 $111,815 $79,934 0.8x 58% 1,500 12 Southern Arkansas University Main Campus AR $58,870 — $24,721 2.4x 67% 1,180 13 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA $58,061 $78,349 $32,040 1.8x 57% 1,420 14 Texas Tech University TX $57,435 — $27,472 2.1x 71% 1,270 15 California State University-San Bernardino CA $57,114 — $16,910 3.4x 98% — 16 California State University-San Marcos CA $56,018 $80,480 $21,144 2.6x 96% — 17 University of Central Florida FL $55,826 — $22,819 2.4x 40% 1,350 18 Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA $54,773 $126,258 $79,850 0.7x 5% 1,580 19 Salisbury University MD $54,548 $86,468 $26,134 2.1x 89% 1,310 20 University of Wisconsin-La Crosse WI $54,428 $84,403 $18,115 3.0x 73% — 21 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN $54,350 $66,489 $29,013 1.9x 77% 1,480 22 University of California-Santa Barbara CA $53,597 $104,149 $36,776 1.5x 28% — 23 Ohio State University-Main Campus OH $53,504 $80,357 $29,320 1.8x 51% 1,480 24 Texas A&M University-College Station TX $53,329 — $32,085 1.7x 63% 1,380 25 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI $53,019 $75,644 $33,345 1.6x 18% 1,530