Best Colleges for Physics
Ranked by 5-year median salary · Bachelor's degree · 127 institutions with data
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| # | Institution | State | Year 1 | Year 5 Median | Year 10 | PP Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | University of South Carolina - Columbia | SC | $31,171 | $83,557 | $73,958 | $87,770 |
| 22 | University of Alabama | AL | $48,715 | $83,557 | $111,686 | $94,736 |
| 23 | University of West Georgia | GA | $52,435 | $83,557 | $77,901 | $92,328 |
| 24 | University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill | NC | $46,948 | $83,113 | $126,951 | $84,983 |
| 25 | Longwood University | VA | $43,047 | $82,929 | $85,242 | $80,906 |
| 26 | Furman University | SC | $40,342 | $82,749 | $101,595 | $86,921 |
| 27 | University of Texas at Austin | TX | $52,322 | $82,497 | $117,680 | $89,573 |
| 28 | North Carolina State University | NC | $48,487 | $82,300 | $113,650 | $84,151 |
| 29 | State University of New York at Oneonta | NY | $43,047 | $82,185 | $104,398 | $62,261 |
| 30 | State University of New York College at Potsdam | NY | $49,399 | $81,671 | $99,994 | $61,872 |
| 31 | Stephen F Austin State University | TX | $44,849 | $81,295 | $98,538 | $88,268 |
| 32 | University of Oregon | OR | $52,354 | $81,252 | $102,715 | $71,087 |
| 33 | University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire | WI | $57,273 | $81,223 | $107,201 | $85,408 |
| 34 | Sam Houston State University | TX | $49,399 | $81,043 | $87,772 | $87,995 |
| 35 | Virginia Commonwealth University | VA | $49,247 | $80,624 | $97,751 | $78,658 |
| 36 | Hampden Sydney College | VA | $36,903 | $80,540 | $108,803 | $78,576 |
| 37 | Georgia Institute of Technology | GA | $48,213 | $79,787 | $112,540 | $88,162 |
| 38 | University of Georgia | GA | $37,285 | $79,787 | $82,300 | $88,162 |
| 39 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | IL | $46,055 | $79,641 | $105,672 | $86,755 |
| 40 | University of Missouri - Columbia | MO | $40,944 | $79,157 | $102,295 | $88,741 |
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Data sources: US Census Bureau Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO). Cost-of-living index: BLS Regional CPI & MIT Living Wage Project. Cost of attendance: IPEDS. For informational use only; data may be suppressed for small cohort sizes.