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A general program that focuses on the scientific study of matter and energy, and the formulation and testing of the laws governing the behavior of the matter-energy continuum. Includes instruction in classical and modern physics, electricity and magnetism, thermodynamics, mechanics, wave properties, nuclear processes, relativity and quantum theory, quantitative methods, and laboratory methods.
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| A major in Physics, General is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. |
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Top 50
U.S.
Colleges with the
most degrees awarded
of Physics, General among the 2006-2007
graduating class.
|  | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA | 85
(7.3%) |  |  |
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| | University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA | 57
(0.8%) |  |  |
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| | Harvard University
Cambridge, MA | 44
(2.4%) | | |
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| | University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA | 42
(0.6%) | |  |
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| | University of Maryland-College Park
College Park, MD | 42
(0.7%) |  | |
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| | University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX | 41
(0.5%) | | |
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| | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN | 39
(0.6%) | | |
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| | University of Florida
Gainesville, FL | 36
(0.4%) | | |
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| | The Ohio State University - Columbus Campus
Columbus, OH | 36
(0.4%) | | |
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| | University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT | 35
(0.7%) |  | |
* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.
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