Bachelor's Degree Holders
These figures concern graduates within approximately 6 months of their
bachelors degrees.
Figures come from the
National
Science Foundation and from three print documents from the American
Institute for Physics, 1995 Bachelor's Degree Recipients Report,
1995 Initial Employment Follow-Up of 1994 Physics Degree Recipients,
and 1996 Initial Employment Report: Follow-Up of the 1995 Physics
Degree Recipients.
While we believe the data
are roughly comparable, methodologies are not necessarily
identical.
Type of employment
| Field |
Number |
Unemployed |
Of those not in school, employed in science or engineering |
Of those not in school, employed outside science and engineering |
Median salary full-time employed graduates |
Graduate, professional, or other school |
| All sciences |
521,100 |
6% |
17% |
75% |
$22,100 |
24% |
| Physical sciences [includes chemistry] |
33,800 |
4% |
46% |
48% |
$26,000 |
39% |
| physics (per AIP survey, 1995) |
4,268 |
3% |
n/a |
n/a |
$29,800 |
54% |
Mean starting salaries for new bachelor-degree recipients
in selected majors,
September 1995
Figures from the National Association of Colleges and Employers
| major | mean offer |
|---|
| computer science | 33712 |
| physics | 31996 |
| mathematics | 30271 |
| history | 25409 |
| biological sciences | 22875 |
| letters | 22334 |
Mid-career median salaries for men holding physics bachelor
degrees (but not higher degrees), 1993
Montly Labor Review, December 1995
major median salary
mathematics $51584
physics 50128
accounting 49500
economics 49377
engineering technology 45799
chemistry 44989
business 44865
nursing 44677
biological science 41178
political science 41022
criminal justice 40148
communications 38915
sociology 37249
medical technology 36269
education 34470