Bachelor's-5% vs national median165 grads tracked
Physical Sciences at Winthrop University
Ranked 208th of 321 bachelor's programs in Physical Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$44,688
middle 50%: $30,560 – $51,964
Median · 5 years out
$62,818
middle 50%: $50,050 – $80,729
Median · 10 years out
$81,043
middle 50%: $64,578 – $124,613
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Physical Sciences (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Physical sciences graduates start with a $45k median salary. Earnings climb to $63k after five years and $81k after ten years.
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
6.6 yrs
≈ $7,582 total interest
Same major at other universities
City College of New York - CUNY
$62,920 · 5 yrs out
University of North Georgia
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Olivet Nazarene University
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Missouri University of Science and Technology
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at New Paltz
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Concord University
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Ball State University
$62,711 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Buffalo
$62,663 · 5 yrs out
Wright State University
$62,576 · 5 yrs out
University of North Texas
$62,528 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern State University
$62,446 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Winthrop University
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$90,007 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$82,573 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$82,573 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$67,797 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Master's)
$65,387 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$65,226 · 5 yrs out
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (Master's)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$61,969 · 5 yrs out
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's)
$61,827 · 5 yrs out