Physics Schools In Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, there are 31 accredited schools where physics classes faculty can find employment. The trends in Massachusetts' physics academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in physics includes physics training at the following levels:
- Associates degree in Physics
- Bachelors degree in Physics
- Masters degree in Physics
- PhD degree in Physics
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Statistics
Professional Trends
Massachusetts Vs. National Physics Employment
| Massachusetts | 470 |
| National | 16,860 |
Approximately 3% of the country's physics professionals work in Massachusetts state.
Employment Growth for Physics professionals In Massachusetts
| 510 | 430 | 430 | 370 | 470 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Massachusetts, the field of physics is shrinking. In Massachusetts, 40 less physics professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of physics has shrunk by 8% in Massachusetts. This decline is slower than the change in the number of physics professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of physics professionals has grown by 9% from 2006 to 2010.
Physics VS. All Professions salaries in Massachusetts
| $103,460 | $110,740 | $114,650 | $115,210 | $107,580 |
| $49,058 | $52,712 | $53,675 | $55,178 | $56,645 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Physics
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to physics professionals are growing in Massachusetts. The mean salary for physics professionals in 2006 was $103,460 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $107,580 per year.
Salary percentiles for Physics professionals in Massachusetts
10th percentile |
$65,670 |
25th percentile |
$83,160 |
50th percentile |
$103,300 |
75th percentile |
$133,340 |
90th percentile |
$155,500 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 4%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of Massachusetts, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of physics. The pay differential between the highest paid physics professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 137%
Average Salaries for Physics professionals and related professions in Massachusetts
Biochemistry |
$80,250 |
Biology |
$70,338 |
Chemistry |
$57,575 |
Electrical Engineering |
$79,790 |
Math |
$88,935 |
Mechanical Engineering |
$69,744 |
Physics |
$107,580 |
Physics professionals in Massachusetts earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Physics programs available for each degree type for all schools in Massachusetts
associate |
2 |
bachelor |
44 |
master |
21 |
doctor |
15 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 82 |
As the number of physics professionals is decreasing in Massachusetts state, the number of students graduating from the 31 accredited physics schools in Massachusetts state is increasing. In Massachusetts, there were 539 graduates in 2006. And there were 540 graduates from physics courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 0% percent increase in the number of physics school degree or certificate graduates in Massachusetts. Most of these graduates, or 54%, earned an bachelor's degree in physics.