Degrees: Physical Sciences
Instructional programs that focus on the scientific study of inanimate objects, processes of matter and energy, and associated phenomena.
Astronomy
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences,...
Average Salary Median: $74,761
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
Astrophysics
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences,...
Average Salary Median: $75,443
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
Planetary Astronomy And Science
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences,...
Average Salary Median: $74,761
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
Astronomy And Astrophysics
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences,...
Average Salary Median: $74,556
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
General Atmospheric Sciences And Meteorology
A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the composition and...
Average Salary Median: $63,293
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
Atmospheric Chemistry And Climatology
Includes instruction in climate modeling, gases and aerosols, trace gases, aqueous phase chemistry,...
Average Salary Median: $70,754
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
Atmospheric Physics And Dynamics
A program that focuses on the scientific study of the processes governing the...
Average Salary Median: $70,754
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
Meteorology
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences,...
Average Salary Median: $70,754
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
Atmospheric Sciences And Meteorology
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences,...
Average Salary Median: $70,754
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
General Chemistry
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences,...
Average Salary Median: $66,899
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
Analytical Chemistry
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Average Salary Median: $72,524
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
Inorganic Chemistry
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences,...
Average Salary Median: $72,524
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
Organic Chemistry
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences,...
Average Salary Median: $72,524
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
Physical Chemistry
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences,...
Average Salary Median: $80,070
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
Polymer Chemistry
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences,...
Average Salary Median: $80,070
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
Chemical Physics
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences,...
Average Salary Median: $71,853
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
Environmental Chemistry
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences,...
Average Salary Median: $61,992
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
Forensic Chemistry
A program that focuses on the application of chemical techniques and instrumentation to...
Average Salary Median: $75,112
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
Theoretical Chemistry
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences,...
Average Salary Median: $80,070
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
Chemistry
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences,...
Average Salary Median: $80,070
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
General Geology & Earth Science
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences,...
Average Salary Median: $78,616
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
Geochemistry
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences,...
Average Salary Median: $85,665
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
Geophysics And Seismology
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences,...
Average Salary Median: $84,976
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
Paleontology
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences,...
Average Salary Median: $84,976
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
Hydrology And Water Resources Science
A program that focuses on the scientific study of the occurrence, circulation, distribution,...
Average Salary Median: $77,314
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
Geochemistry And Petrology
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences,...
Average Salary Median: $84,976
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
Oceanography - Chemical And Physical
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences,...
Average Salary Median: $86,863
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
Geological And Earth Sciences & Geosciences
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences,...
Average Salary Median: $84,976
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
General Physics
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences,...
Average Salary Median: $66,926
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
Atomic & Molecular Physics
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences,...
Average Salary Median: $87,194
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
Elementary Particle Physics
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Average Salary Median: $87,194
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
Plasma And High-temperature Physics
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences,...
Average Salary Median: $87,194
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
Nuclear Physics
Includes instruction in nuclear reaction theory, quantum mechanics, energy conservation, nuclear fission and...
Average Salary Median: $87,194
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
Optics & Optical Sciences
Includes instruction in wave theory, wave mechanics, electromagnetic theory, physical optics, geometric optics,...
Average Salary Median: $87,194
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
Condensed Matter And Materials Physics
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences,...
Average Salary Median: $87,194
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
Acoustics
Includes instruction in wave theory, the acoustic wave equation, energy transformation, vibration phenomena,...
Average Salary Median: $87,194
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
Theoretical And Mathematical Physics
A program that focuses on the scientific and mathematical formulation and evaluation of...
Average Salary Median: $87,194
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
Physics
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences,...
Average Salary Median: $87,194
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
Materials Science
A program that focuses on the general application of mathematical and scientific principles...
Average Salary Median: $77,048
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
Materials Chemistry
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences,...
Average Salary Median: $69,585
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
Materials Sciences
Any instructional program in materials sciences. Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such...
Average Salary Median: $83,248
Average Job Growth Average: 9%
Physical Sciences
Any instructional program in physical sciences. Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such...
Average Salary Median: $90,263
Average Job Growth Average: 9%