Bachelor's+4% vs national median60 grads tracked
Physics at Presbyterian College
Ranked 57th of 165 bachelor's programs in Physics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$52,031
middle 50%: $26,890 – $64,402
Median · 5 years out
$79,157
middle 50%: $47,726 – $94,989
Median · 10 years out
$87,772
middle 50%: $56,877 – $115,506
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 Presbyterian College's bachelor's program in Physics earn a median $52,031 one year after graduating, rising to $87,772 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 4% above the national median of $76,251 for this field, ranking 57th 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.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
5.4 yrs
≈ $6,189 total interest
Same major at other universities
Georgia Institute of Technology
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$79,641 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$79,157 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Kansas City
$79,157 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Dallas
$79,157 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$79,032 · 5 yrs out
Saint Olaf College
$78,948 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University
$78,915 · 5 yrs out
Norfolk State University
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$78,305 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Presbyterian College
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$140,814 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctorate)
$140,814 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$101,061 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$75,586 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$67,897 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$66,284 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$62,240 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$61,756 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$58,249 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$54,993 · 5 yrs out