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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.

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Fall 2012

Number of Physics Bachelor's earned by Women continues to rise
Largest Astronomy Bachelor's class in U.S. history
Physics PhDs 1 year later

Spring 2012

Starting Salaries for Physics Bachelor's
Women Among Physics Faculty Members
Science & Engineering Readiness Index

Fall 2011

Physics Enrollment in US High Schools by Type of Course
Largest Physics Bachelors Class in History
Starting Salaries for Physics Masters

Spring 2011

Starting Salaries in the Private Sector
First-Year Graduate Student Enrollments
Physics Students Have Broad Interests

Fall 2010

Physics Bachelor's 1 Year Later
Skills used Regularly by Physics Bachelor's
Typical Stipends for First-year Graduate Students

Fall 2009

What's a Bachelor's Degree Worth?
Research Experiences of Physics Undergraduates
Physics Masters 1 Year Later
Number of Physics Faculty Hired

Fall 2008

PhDs by Subfield
If I Had to Do It Over Again I would Still Major in Physics
Bachelor's Starting Salaries
PhD Starting Salaries

Fall 2007

First-Year Graduate Student Enrollments
Physics PhDs - How long Does it Take?
Predominant Work Activities
PhD Salaries - 10 Years Later

Spring 2007

• Women in Selected Fields
• Faculty Salaries
• PhD’s Initial Employment
• Where Physics Bachelors Work

Fall 2006

• Typical Starting Salaries for Physics Bachelors
• Primary Type of Support for Physics Doctoral Students
• Typical Stipends for Physics Graduate Students
• What do High School Physics Teachers Teach?

Spring 2006

• Who’s hiring Physics Bachelors
• Research Experiences of Physics Undergraduates
• Astronomy Bachelor’s Degrees, 1989-2004

Winter 2006

• High School Physics Enrollment Growth
• Number of Tenured or Tenure-Track Recruitments
• Courses Required for a Physics PhD

Fall 2005

• Physics Bachelor’s Degrees
• Type of Dissertation Research
• Physics PhDs 1 Year Later

Summer 2005

• Masters Starting Salaries
• PhD Starting Salaries

Spring 2005

• Physics Masters One Year Later
• Number of Physics PhDs Awarded
• How Many Different Projects?

Spring 2004

• Typical Starting Salaries of Physics Bachelors

Winter 2004

• Physics Bachelors 1 year later

Fall 2003

• What's a Bachelor's Degree Worth?
• Physics Students Have Broad Interests

Spring 2003

• PhD Unemployment Rates, 2002

Winter 2003

• Percent of High School Graduates Taking Physics

Fall 2002

• Number of PhDs Granted in Selected Subfields, 2000

Winter 2002

• Professional Challenge
• Communication and People Skills

Fall 2001

• What's Important?
• Typical Salaries for PhD Physicists Early in Their Careers, 2000

Spring 2001

• What do Physics Bachelors Do?

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

Spring 2000

• High School Teacher Certification Requirements