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Status of Physics Bachelors One Year After Degree, Classes of 1996 through 2020

DEC 18, 2023

Figure 3: Status of Physics Bachelors One Year After Degree, Classes of 1996 through 2020. Proportion employed down slightly since 2018, as is proportion in physics or astronomy graduate study. This is offset by a slight increase in both unemployment and those in graduate school for other subjects.

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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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