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Bachelor's-4% vs national median70 grads tracked

Physical Sciences at Emory & Henry College

Ranked 198th of 321 bachelor's programs in Physical Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$41,695
middle 50%: $23,771 – $63,270
Median · 5 years out
$63,170
middle 50%: $51,324 – $79,598
Median · 10 years out
$99,535
middle 50%: $69,498 – $154,921

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 Emory & Henry College's bachelor's program in Physical Sciences earn a median $41,695 one year after graduating, rising to $99,535 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 4% below the national median of $66,057 for this field, ranking 198th 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
6.6 yrs
≈ $7,809 total interest

Same major at other universities

East Carolina University
$63,556 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Parkside
$63,496 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Connecticut State University
$63,467 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York College at Potsdam
$63,258 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at El Paso
$63,197 · 5 yrs out
Georgia State University
$63,177 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$63,044 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan State University of Denver
$63,015 · 5 yrs out
Texas Southern University
$63,015 · 5 yrs out
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

Other majors at Emory & Henry College

Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$74,729 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$71,441 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$58,317 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$58,128 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$58,128 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$58,056 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$57,417 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$56,069 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$55,801 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor's)
$52,479 · 5 yrs out
Education, General (Bachelor's)
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Bachelor's)
$51,223 · 5 yrs out

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