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Bachelor's+26% vs national median70 grads tracked

Physical Sciences at Virginia Military Institute

Ranked 8th of 321 bachelor's programs in Physical Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$45,751
middle 50%: $26,764 – $57,991
Median · 5 years out
$83,086
middle 50%: $55,111 – $100,066
Median · 10 years out
$91,987
middle 50%: $51,789 – $117,100

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 Virginia Military Institute's bachelor's program in Physical Sciences earn a median $45,751 one year after graduating, rising to $91,987 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 26% above the national median of $66,057 for this field, ranking 8th 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
5.5 yrs
≈ $6,502 total interest

Same major at other universities

SUNY College at Purchase
$96,310 · 5 yrs out
Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
$95,590 · 5 yrs out
Sacred Heart University
$92,387 · 5 yrs out
Empire State University
$92,162 · 5 yrs out
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
$90,301 · 5 yrs out
University of Arizona (The)
$83,635 · 5 yrs out
Bethel University
$81,446 · 5 yrs out
Nicholls State University
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Thomas
$79,598 · 5 yrs out
Butler University
$79,444 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Maritime College
$79,157 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Virginia Military Institute

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$95,830 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$95,830 · 5 yrs out
Applied Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$94,869 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$94,807 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$94,607 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$91,143 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$88,659 · 5 yrs out
Civil Engineering (Bachelor's)
$84,259 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$84,159 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$80,683 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$80,444 · 5 yrs out
International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor's)
$78,948 · 5 yrs out

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