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Career Opportunities

Albion physics graduates make for valuable employees in many areas.

 

Physics students tend to want to know how nature fundamentally works, and enjoy thinking about big problems and asking questions. 

A physics education emphasizes problem solving, abstract reasoning, and critical thinking, and develops laboratory and mathematical analytical skills.  This training makes physics graduates valuable employees in many areas, including:

  • Engineering – the combined course engineering program is a pathway into most engineering programs, including civil, chemical, electrical, financial, industrial, mechanical, nuclear, and others. 
  • Professional Physicist – industry (e.g. semiconductors, transportation, materials, energy, lasers, etc.), national laboratory research, university research, astronomy, aerospace, military, environmental science, computer science, technical writing, and many other areas
  • Graduate School – M.S. or Ph.D in physics, astrophysics, astronomy, or engineering
  • Professional School – Medicine, dentistry, law, public policy, education

Physics graduates are highly-prized candidates for medical school or dental school if they also have "pre-medical" training in biology, chemistry, and related areas.  Employment data for physicists with Masters or Doctoral degrees is available from the American Institute of Physics (AIP).

Additional career guidance for high school and undergraduate students can be found at the Physics.org.