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Physicist
- Median pay
- $172,250/yr
- 10-yr job growth
- 4.0%
Degree Programs That Lead Here
These are the fields of study that feed into a Physicist career. The colleges below all offer at least one of them.
1,141 colleges · showing 1–25
| College | Matching program | Credential | Net price/yr | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moorpark College Moorpark, CA · 4-yr Public | Physics | Associate's | — | CA |
| Oxnard College Oxnard, CA · 2-yr Public | Physics | Associate's | — | CA |
| Canada College Redwood City, CA · 2-yr Public | Physics | Associate's | $32 | CA |
| College of the Sequoias Visalia, CA · 2-yr Public | Physics | Associate's | $480 | CA |
| College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 2-yr Public | Physics | Associate's | $536 | CA |
| Henry Ford College Dearborn, MI · 4-yr Public | Public Health | Associate's | $660 | MI |
| Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 2-yr Public | Physics | Associate's | $1,115 | CA |
| St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL · 4-yr Public | Public Health | Bachelor's | $1,471 | FL |
| Skyline College San Bruno, CA · 4-yr Public | Physics | Associate's | $1,738 | CA |
| Victor Valley College Victorville, CA · 4-yr Public | Physics | Associate's | $1,947 | CA |
| Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 2-yr Public | Physics | Associate's | $2,039 | CA |
| Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 2-yr Public | Physics | Associate's | $2,090 | CA |
| Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA · 2-yr Public | Physics +1 more | Associate's | $2,129 | CA |
| Middlesex College Edison, NJ · 2-yr Public | Public Health | Associate's | $2,288 | NJ |
| San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA · 2-yr Public | Physics | Associate's | $2,407 | CA |
| Cerritos College Norwalk, CA · 4-yr Public | Physics | Associate's | $2,424 | CA |
| Palau Community College Koror, PW · 2-yr Public | Public Health | Associate's | $2,787 | PW |
| Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA · 4-yr Public | Physics | Associate's | $2,818 | CA |
| Shasta College Redding, CA · 4-yr Public | Physics | Associate's | $2,878 | CA |
| CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 4-yr Public | Public Health +1 more | Bachelor's | $2,984 | NY |
| CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY · 4-yr Public | Physics +1 more | Bachelor's | $3,103 | NY |
| Santa Ana College Santa Ana, CA · 4-yr Public | Physics | Associate's | $3,133 | CA |
| Haskell Indian Nations University Lawrence, KS · 4-yr Public | Public Health | Associate's | $3,134 | KS |
| CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY · 4-yr Public | Public Health +1 more | Bachelor's | $3,148 | NY |
| El Paso Community College El Paso, TX · 2-yr Public | Physics | Associate's | $3,206 | TX |
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