Among 2019-2020 Hofstra graduates who majored in physics, 93% of survey respondents reported that they were employed and/or attending or planning to attend graduate school within one year of graduation. Among those Hofstra graduates who majored in physics and who reported salary, the mean annual self-reported salary was $51,000.
Additionally, according to the United States Department of Labor, employment for physicists and astronomers is expected to grow 8% between 2018 and 2028, which is considered average. The 2020 median income for this field is reported as $128,950 per year. (See U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook.)
Examples of places where our recent alumni are employed:
- AOC Inc.
- Brookhaven National Laboratory
- Department of Energy Oak Ridge National Lab
- Hampden Wilbraham Regional School District
- Levittown School District
- NASA
- Northwell Health
- Success Academy Charter School
Examples of graduate schools where our alumni are pursuing advanced degrees:
- Cornell University
- CUNY Queens College
- Hofstra University
- New Mexico State University
- New York Institute of Technology
- Penn State University
- Princeton University
- University of Arizona
- University of California, Santa Barbara
- University of Notre Dame
Alumni outcomes data is based on the results of Hofstra’s annual Alumni Outcomes Survey and other reliable sources. Of the 1,425 undergraduate students who graduated between August 2019-May 2020, data was collected via surveys and other reliable sources resulting in knowledge about the outcomes for 69% of the 2019-2020 undergraduate alumni. Salary data is self-reported voluntarily by students and is based upon a 47% response rate for full-time employed undergraduate survey respondents. Salary figures only include annual base salary. They do not include bonus, commission or any other guaranteed compensation.