Physicists

Conduct research into physical phenomena, develop theories on the basis of observation and experiments, and devise methods to apply physical laws and theories.

Programs That Prepare You

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Physics(doctoral)University of California-Los Angeles, CA

$116,750

Public Health(doctoral)University of California-Los Angeles, CA

$115,362

Public Health(doctoral)University of Illinois Chicago, IL

$114,438

Public Health(masters)Touro University California, CA

$111,615

Physics(doctoral)Ohio State University-Main Campus, OH

$111,486

Public Health(masters)Montana Technological University, MT

$108,776

Public Health(masters)Harvard University, MA

$108,479

Physics(masters)University of Arizona, AZ

$107,496

Physics(doctoral)University of California-Irvine, CA

$106,324

Physics(doctoral)University of California-Santa Cruz, CA

$106,324

Physics(doctoral)University of Southern California, CA

$106,324

Physics(doctoral)University of California-Davis, CA

$106,324

Physics(doctoral)California Institute of Technology, CA

$106,324

Physics(doctoral)University of California-Riverside, CA

$106,324

Physics(doctoral)University of California-Berkeley, CA

$106,324

Physics(doctoral)Naval Postgraduate School, CA

$106,324

Physics(doctoral)Stanford University, CA

$106,324

Physics(doctoral)University of California-Merced, CA

$106,324

Physics(doctoral)University of California-Santa Barbara, CA

$106,324

Public Health(doctoral)University of South Carolina-Columbia, SC

$105,588

Public Health(doctoral)Harvard University, MA

$104,766

Public Health(doctoral)University of South Florida, FL

$103,531

Physics(doctoral)University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL

$103,403

Public Health(bachelors)The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX

$99,671

Physics(doctoral)Alabama A & M University, AL

$99,494