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The careers and postgraduate study of physics majors indicate a wide range of possibilities.

Our graduates have careers in fundamental and applied research in diverse settings, including industry, government, and academia. Physics alums in other careers include lead physicist with Quantinuum, senior scientist with the Planetary Science Institute, software engineer with Google, aerospace engineer with GE Aviation, development leader with Lake Shore Cryotronics, as well as postdoctoral researcher with Los Alamos National Lab, and associate professor with the Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland.

Employers & Job Titles

  • Aerographer's Mate, US Navy
  • Analyst, Infoverity
  • Director of Business Development, Meriwether Group
  • Engineering Technician, Lake Shore Cryotronics
  • Research and Development Industrial Engineer, FirstPower Group

Graduate Schools & Programs

  • Bryn Mawr College, Physics, PhD
  • Clemson University, Electrical Engineering, MS
  • Duke University, Physics, PhD
  • Maastricht University, Economics, MS
  • Purdue University, Mechanical Engineering, PhD
  • University of Arizona, Astronomy, PhD
  • University of California, Berkeley, Bio Physics, PhD
  • University of Maryland, Physics, PhD
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Physics, PhD
  • University of Maryland, College Park, Physics, PhD
  • University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Computational Astrophysics, PhD
  • University of Pennsylvania, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, MS
  • Vanderbilt University, Astrophysics, PhD
  • Washington University - St. Louis, Physics, PhD