News & Analysis
/
Report

Graduate Physics Degrees

APR 01, 2014
Largest Departments and Degree Distribution
Patrick Mulvey headshot
Research Manager AIP
Graduate Physics Degrees

This focus on examines the size of PhD and master’s granting physics departments in the U.S. as measured by the number of graduate degrees awarded. It also identifies the departments that recently awarded the most degrees. The data in this report comes from the annual AIP Survey of Enrollments and Degrees.

Related Topics
/
Article
A drop in nitrogen oxide emissions led to fewer hydroxyl radicals in the atmosphere to oxidize the methane.
/
Article
Using high-resolution satellite data for a global analysis of major river deltas, researchers found that 45% of those studied are sinking faster than the rate of sea-level rise.
/
Article
Since the discovery was first reported in 1999, researchers have uncovered many aspects of the chiral-induced spin selectivity effect, but its underlying mechanisms remain unclear.

Subscribe to Research Updates from AIP

AIP Statiscal Research Updates - Signup Tile
AIP Research Updates

Receive updates on education and employment trends for physical scientists.