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Bachelor's+5% vs national median122 grads tracked

Physical Sciences at Wofford College

Ranked 94th of 321 bachelor's programs in Physical Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$46,142
middle 50%: $33,372 – $63,214
Median · 5 years out
$69,325
middle 50%: $54,404 – $91,284
Median · 10 years out
$110,470
middle 50%: $86,016 – $153,413

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

Graduates of Wofford College's bachelor's program in Physical Sciences earn a median $46,142 one year after graduating, rising to $110,470 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 5% above the national median of $66,057 for this field, ranking 94th of 321 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
6.1 yrs
≈ $7,049 total interest

Same major at other universities

Utah Valley University
$69,584 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical College
$69,542 · 5 yrs out
Augusta University
$69,536 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$69,466 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University Southeast
$69,441 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Institute of Technology
$69,365 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Geneseo
$69,209 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Erie, The Behrend College
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Illinois State University
$68,996 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mesa University
$68,911 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
$68,736 · 5 yrs out
Saint Olaf College
$68,702 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Wofford College

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Bachelor's)
$89,177 · 5 yrs out
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies (Bachelor's)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$82,929 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$80,971 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$78,675 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$73,958 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$73,958 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$72,146 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$68,702 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor's)
$65,141 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out

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