Bachelor's+18% vs national median42 grads tracked
Physics at Berry College
Ranked 10th of 165 bachelor's programs in Physics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$53,647
middle 50%: $37,132 – $68,098
Median · 5 years out
$89,880
middle 50%: $74,872 – $119,554
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Physics (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Graduates of Berry College's bachelor's program in Physics earn a median $53,647 one year after graduating, rising to $89,880 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 18% above the national median of $76,251 for this field, ranking 10th of 165 reporting programs.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
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5 yrs
≈ $5,753 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Saint Thomas
$95,830 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
$94,869 · 5 yrs out
Francis Marion University
$92,467 · 5 yrs out
Indiana State University
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Portland State University
$90,181 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$89,880 · 5 yrs out
Elmhurst University
$89,645 · 5 yrs out
Wheaton College
$89,458 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
$89,421 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
$88,614 · 5 yrs out
Saint John's University
$88,538 · 5 yrs out
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