WhatGradsMake

What Physics grads make

Every university with official Census earnings for this field, ranked by 5-year median salary.

Bachelor's

national median $76,251 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1University of Arizona (The)AZ$74,193$100,313$127,481+32%
2University of VirginiaVA$69,890$99,096$136,719+30%
3Fort Lewis CollegeCO$43,433$98,392$100,633+29%
4University of Saint ThomasMN$72,585$95,830$127,993+26%
5North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityNC$47,119$94,869+24%
6Francis Marion UniversitySC$56,877$92,467$106,080+21%
7Indiana State UniversityIN$55,746$91,987$67,570+21%
8CUNY Queens CollegeNY$46,663$91,987+21%
9Portland State UniversityOR$63,610$90,181$116,180+18%
10University of Massachusetts - LowellMA$58,065$89,880+18%
11Berry CollegeGA$53,647$89,880+18%
12Elmhurst UniversityIL$54,051$89,645$106,266+18%
13Wheaton CollegeIL$52,283$89,458+17%
14University of North Carolina - CharlotteNC$54,051$89,421$106,080+17%
15University of Wisconsin - OshkoshWI$48,030$88,614$83,086+16%
16Saint John's UniversityMN$62,818$88,538$128,719+16%
17Bethel UniversityMN$63,377$87,420$110,004+15%
18Loyola University ChicagoIL$54,522$87,371$118,516+15%
19University of Wisconsin - River FallsWI$60,927$87,097$100,527+14%
20George Mason UniversityVA$57,471$86,835$136,647+14%
21University of Wisconsin - LaCrosseWI$55,335$85,760$106,946+12%
22Wright State UniversityOH$33,005$85,242+12%
23Brigham Young University - IdahoID$39,242$85,137+12%
24Eastern Illinois UniversityIL$47,119$84,962$98,712+11%
25Augsburg UniversityMN$41,501$84,962$111,405+11%
26SUNY at FredoniaNY$49,582$84,083$95,990+10%
27Texas State UniversityTX$33,960$84,083$102,104+10%
28University of RichmondVA$45,075$84,025+10%
29University of West GeorgiaGA$52,435$83,557$77,901+10%
30University of AlabamaAL$48,715$83,557$111,686+10%
31University of South Carolina - ColumbiaSC$31,171$83,557$73,958+10%
32University of North Carolina - Chapel HillNC$46,948$83,113$126,951+9%
33Longwood UniversityVA$43,047$82,929$85,242+9%
34Furman UniversitySC$40,342$82,749$101,595+9%
35Georgia College & State UniversityGA$54,051$82,614+8%
36University of Texas at AustinTX$52,322$82,497$117,680+8%
37North Carolina State UniversityNC$48,487$82,300$113,650+8%
38State University of New York at OneontaNY$43,047$82,185$104,398+8%
39State University of New York College at PotsdamNY$49,399$81,671$99,994+7%
40Utah Valley UniversityUT$48,030$81,671+7%
41Stephen F Austin State UniversityTX$44,849$81,295$98,538+7%
42Gustavus Adolphus CollegeMN$41,244$81,295+7%
43University of OregonOR$52,354$81,252$102,715+7%
44University of Wisconsin - Eau ClaireWI$57,273$81,223$107,201+7%
45Sam Houston State UniversityTX$49,399$81,043$87,772+6%
46University of Minnesota DuluthMN$34,840$81,043+6%
47Weber State UniversityUT$56,069$80,729+6%
48Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA$49,247$80,624$97,751+6%
49Hampden Sydney CollegeVA$36,903$80,540$108,803+6%
50University of Massachusetts at BostonMA$51,929$80,205+5%
51Purdue University Fort WayneIN$65,634$79,787+5%
52Georgia Institute of TechnologyGA$48,213$79,787$112,540+5%
53University of GeorgiaGA$37,285$79,787$82,300+5%
54University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL$46,055$79,641$105,672+4%
55Presbyterian CollegeSC$52,031$79,157$87,772+4%
56University of Missouri - Kansas CityMO$48,487$79,157$100,794+4%
57University of Missouri - ColumbiaMO$40,944$79,157$102,295+4%
58University of Texas at DallasTX$36,491$79,157$87,772+4%
59Miami UniversityOH$27,814$79,032$101,595+4%
60Saint Olaf CollegeMN$37,592$78,948$112,007+4%
61Colorado State UniversityCO$54,615$78,915$117,305+3%
62Norfolk State UniversityVA$90,782$78,843$119,554+3%
63Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityVA$49,269$78,305$118,654+3%
64Metropolitan State University of DenverCO$48,213$77,901+2%
65Macalester CollegeMN$36,019$77,901$114,494+2%
66Augusta UniversityGA$32,883$77,901+2%
67University of Alabama in HuntsvilleAL$60,442$77,631$113,931+2%
68University of Northern IowaIA$32,639$77,631$93,187+2%
69University of Colorado BoulderCO$43,402$77,430$99,824+2%
70University of Texas at San AntonioTX$39,793$77,044$92,948+1%
71Purdue UniversityIN$45,751$76,854$111,832+1%
72Randolph CollegeVA$33,861$76,770+1%
73SUNY Buffalo State UniversityNY$25,157$76,770+1%
74James Madison UniversityVA$46,171$76,644$105,066+1%
75Georgia Southern UniversityGA$44,398$76,644$106,266+1%
76Oregon State UniversityOR$44,669$76,435$111,8720%
77University of UtahUT$46,815$76,251$107,2010%
78State University of New York at Stony BrookNY$41,695$76,166$107,5740%
79Indiana University - Purdue University IndianapolisIN$59,253$76,015$110,0040%
80Kennesaw State UniversityGA$40,642$76,015$68,0980%
81University of Mary WashingtonVA$39,655$76,015$111,2050%
82University of Wisconsin - Stevens PointWI$29,557$76,015$67,5700%
83Truman State UniversityMO$27,237$76,015$94,6560%
84University of Texas at El PasoTX$35,757$75,586-1%
85SUNY College at GeneseoNY$34,554$75,548$107,201-1%
86Illinois State UniversityIL$50,070$75,253$101,595-1%
87University of Massachusetts - AmherstMA$54,333$75,224$115,698-1%
88Roanoke CollegeVA$43,047$74,872$93,589-2%
89Texas A&M UniversityTX$38,967$74,872$108,220-2%
90Arizona State UniversityAZ$47,243$74,805$115,698-2%
91University of ConnecticutCT$37,041$74,643-2%
92Pennsylvania State University (The)PA$52,527$74,560$116,620-2%
93Lewis UniversityIL$50,591$74,457-2%
94College of William & MaryVA$46,924$74,457$124,460-2%
95Appalachian State UniversityNC$34,421$74,415$98,269-2%
96University of Illinois ChicagoIL$42,033$74,301$88,474-3%
97University of Missouri - Saint LouisMO$31,905$74,301$68,249-3%
98West Virginia UniversityWV$26,659$74,301$102,841-3%
99Angelo State UniversityTX$35,626$73,594$98,712-3%
100College of CharlestonSC$39,119$73,075$101,595-4%
101Utah State UniversityUT$38,592$73,075-4%
102Western Illinois UniversityIL$65,986$72,585$126,300-5%
103Old Dominion UniversityVA$46,845$72,585$148,888-5%
104Binghamton UniversityNY$37,132$72,585$141,822-5%
105State University of New York at AlbanyNY$38,092$72,422$104,048-5%
106Southern Connecticut State UniversityCT$50,129$72,273$114,734-5%
107State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)NY$34,840$71,899$112,807-6%
108Cleveland State UniversityOH$44,939$71,605$104,398-6%
109Bridgewater CollegeVA$36,674$71,212$98,712-7%
110Bridgewater State UniversityMA$55,307$71,115-7%
111State University of New York at PlattsburghNY$48,182$71,060-7%
112Indiana University - South BendIN$55,935$70,527-8%
113Ohio State University (The)OH$40,588$70,474$97,476-8%
114University of CincinnatiOH$37,592$70,298$86,086-8%
115East Carolina UniversityNC$32,198$70,298$77,524-8%
116University of Texas at ArlingtonTX$52,165$69,154$98,849-9%
117University of North GeorgiaGA$49,308$69,154$85,965-9%
118CUNY Brooklyn CollegeNY$48,878$69,154-9%
119Montana State University BozemanMT$44,521$69,154$77,901-9%
120State University of New York at New PaltzNY$38,692$69,154$86,929-9%
121Georgia State UniversityGA$39,908$68,867$85,242-10%
122University of Wisconsin - MadisonWI$42,201$68,560$99,411-10%
123Carleton CollegeMN$48,487$68,521$119,554-10%
124Ohio UniversityOH$44,669$68,249$118,430-10%
125State University of New York at BuffaloNY$32,287$68,249$101,595-10%
126Clemson UniversitySC$60,442$68,098$110,004-11%
127University of WyomingWY$41,244$68,098-11%
128University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMN$42,677$67,987$115,698-11%
129Texas Tech UniversityTX$48,030$67,887-11%
130St. Cloud State UniversityMN$49,171$67,570-11%
131CUNY Hunter CollegeNY$37,897$67,570$103,837-11%
132University of ToledoOH$39,425$67,254$89,177-12%
133University of North TexasTX$42,596$66,850$91,143-12%
134Southern Oregon UniversityOR$49,035$66,779$84,400-12%
135Minnesota State University MoorheadMN$51,929$66,619$98,592-13%
136University of Akron (The)OH$59,848$65,986-13%
137Lamar UniversityTX$57,867$65,986-13%
138Radford UniversityVA$44,398$65,986$154,543-13%
139University of Colorado DenverCO$39,163$65,986$103,464-13%
140University of Wisconsin - WhitewaterWI$43,722$65,534$98,849-14%
141University of MichiganMI$41,775$65,282$88,474-14%
142University of HoustonTX$36,151$65,081$94,389-15%
143Winona State UniversityMN$60,590$64,402-16%
144Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeLA$32,534$64,005$101,595-16%
145Indiana University - BloomingtonIN$38,548$63,610$93,789-17%
146Northern Illinois UniversityIL$46,093$63,214$85,826-17%
147Missouri University of Science and TechnologyMO$41,244$63,214$115,056-17%
148University of Massachusetts - DartmouthMA$45,075$62,818-18%
149University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)NC$32,393$62,818$84,400-18%
150University of Northern ColoradoCO$38,315$62,192$78,843-18%
151University of Colorado Colorado SpringsCO$39,842$61,121$90,933-20%
152Iowa State University of Science & TechnologyIA$35,207$60,837$98,163-20%
153University of North Carolina -GreensboroNC$62,818$60,738-20%
154University of IowaIA$37,408$60,272$85,856-21%
155University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeWI$45,751$59,848$81,671-22%
156City College of New York - CUNYNY$32,130$57,301$104,958-25%
157SUNY College at BrockportNY$39,655$56,877-25%
158Kent State UniversityOH$39,092$56,877$108,603-25%
159University of Hawaii at ManoaHI$34,840$56,877-25%
160University of Montana (The)MT$32,172$55,665$81,671-27%
161Missouri State UniversityMO$44,521$55,181$99,674-28%
162Northern Arizona UniversityAZ$38,692$54,051$77,901-29%
163Texas A&M University - CommerceTX$47,119$53,578$88,708-30%
164Bowling Green State UniversityOH$44,173$51,627-32%
165University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyTX$33,861$44,206$99,192-42%
166University of South DakotaSD$65,986$122,926
167Central Connecticut State UniversityCT$52,031
168Monmouth CollegeIL$51,223
169Concordia College - MoorheadMN$48,943
170University of OklahomaOK$47,119
171University of Houston - Clear LakeTX$47,119
172University of North Carolina at PembrokeNC$44,592
173South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologySD$41,964
174Virginia Military InstituteVA$39,793
175Chicago State UniversityIL$38,967
176Southeastern Louisiana UniversityLA$38,509$132,649
177University of Hawaii at HiloHI$31,905
178Valdosta State UniversityGA$28,969

Associate

#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Casper CollegeWY$43,047$78,709$85,664
2Austin Community CollegeTX$51,223