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Major Overview for Health/Medical Physics

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Overview for Health/Medical Physics

A program that focuses on the application of physics, nuclear science, and engineering physics to diagnostic, treatment, and therapeutic processes and public health protection. Includes instruction in radiation biophysics, biophysics, health effects of natural and artificially induced radiation, hazard evaluation, environmental radioactivity, nuclear physics, engineering physics, radiobiology, medical radiology, calibration and dosage theory, computer applications and medical informatics, and specific research problems.

Careers for Health/Medical Physics Majors

A major in Health/Medical Physics is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

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Colleges Offering a Major in Health/Medical Physics

Top 4 U.S. Colleges with the most degrees awarded of Health/Medical Physics among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded*/
Percentage
SelectivityCost*
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
8
(14.8%)
-
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR
7
(0.2%)
Minimally Selective$14,962
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg, PA
5
(0.3%)
Moderately Selective$13,653
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
2
(0.1%)
Moderately Selective$14,339
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* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.