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Physics Trends Flyers

The flyers listed individually below offer snapshots of the latest trends in physics. Intended to communicate basic information to students, they can be posted in public areas, e.g. on bulletin boards. You are welcome to download any or all.

Nine flyers are produced each academic year in sets of 3: around November 1, February 1, and April 1. When previously published flyers are updated with new data, older versions are removed from this listing.

We can mail the hardcopy color-glossy version of these flyers directly to you for $14, which includes shipping and handling.

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Spring 2004

• PhD's Initial Employment
• Typical Starting Salaries of Physics Bachelors

Winter 2004

• Physics PhD - How Long Does it Take?
• Phd Salaries 10 Year Later
• Physics Bachelors 1 year later

Fall 2003

• What's a Bachelor's Degree Worth?
• Bachelor's Degrees Earned by Women
• Physics Students Have Broad Interests

Spring 2003

• Typical Starting Salaries for Physics Bachelors, Classes of 2000 & 2001
• Typical Starting Salaries for Physics Masters, Classes of 2000 & 2001
• PhD Unemployment Rates, 2002

Winter 2003

• Faculty Salaries, 2002
• Number of Tenured or Tenure-Track Recruitments, 2002
• Percent of High School Graduates Taking Physics

Fall 2002

• Primary Source of Support for Physics Doctoral Students
• Research Experiences of Physics Undergraduates
• Number of PhDs Granted in Selected Subfields, 2000

Spring 2002

• Typical Starting Salaries for Physics Bachelors, Classes of 1999 & 2000
• Where do Physics Masters Go?

Winter 2002

• What do High School Physics Teachers Teach?
• Professional Challenge
• Communication and People Skills

Fall 2001

• What's Important?
• Typical Salaries for PhD Physicists Early in Their Careers, 2000
• How Long Does It Take to Get a Physics PhD?

Spring 2001

• What do Physics Bachelors Do?
• PhD's Initial Employment

Winter 2001

• Average Starting Salaries Offered by Campus Recruiters to New Bachelors in Selected Majors, 2000
• Highest Degree Obtained by Physics Bachelors, Five to Seven Years After Degree

Fall 2000

• Who's Hiring Physics Bachelors?
• Percent of Bachelors Degrees Earned by Women in Physics and Selected Fields, 1975-1997

Spring 2000

• High School Teacher Certification Requirements