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Status of Physics Bachelors by Type of Department Attended One Year After Degree, Classes of 2019 and 2020 Combined

DEC 18, 2023
Figure 2: Status of Physics Bachelors by Type of Department Attended One Year After Degree. Of those graduating from bachelor’s-granting departments, 23% were in graduate school for physics or astronomy, 21% in graduate school for another subject. 56% were employed or seeking. From master’s-granting departments, 34% were in graduate school for physics or astronomy, 17% in graduate school for another subject, 49% employed or seeking. From PhD-granting departments, 35% in graduate school for physics or astronomy, 16% in graduate school for another subject, 49% employed or seeking.

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Figure 1: Status of Physics Bachelors One Year After Degree. 31% of respondents were in graduate school studying physics or astronomy. 17% were in graduate school in another subject. 46% were employed. 6% were unemployed.
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