Physics Schools In Mississippi
There are 10 accredited physics schools in Mississippi for faculty who teach physics classes to choose from. The trends in Mississippi's 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
Statistics
Professional Trends
Mississippi Vs. National Physics Employment
| Mississippi | 130 |
| National | 16,860 |
Approximately 1% of the country's physics professionals work in Mississippi state.
Employment Growth for Physics professionals In Mississippi
| 100 | 90 | 130 | 130 | 130 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Mississippi, physics is a growing field. 30 more physics professionals were working in Mississippi in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Mississippi, this field has grown by 30% in four years. This growth is faster 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 Mississippi
| $97,570 | $97,710 | $82,560 | $84,000 | $85,540 |
| $37,233 | $40,105 | $41,284 | $42,076 | $42,366 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Physics
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Mississippi, as the number of physics professionals is growing, the salaries earned by physics professionals are decreasing. Physics professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $97,570 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $85,540 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Physics professionals in Mississippi
10th percentile |
$37,090 |
25th percentile |
$69,080 |
50th percentile |
$79,940 |
75th percentile |
$100,900 |
90th percentile |
$133,240 |
Thus, physics professionals' salaries declined by 14% in 4 years. State trends for all professions are quite different from this decline. In the state of Mississippi, 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 259%
Average Salaries for Physics professionals and related professions in Mississippi
Biochemistry |
$61,090 |
Biology |
$57,902 |
Chemistry |
$49,422 |
Electrical Engineering |
$63,345 |
Math |
$68,627 |
Mechanical Engineering |
$60,142 |
Physics |
$85,540 |
In Mississippi, physics professionals make, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Physics programs available for each degree type for all schools in Mississippi
associate |
3 |
bachelor |
9 |
master |
3 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 16 |
As the number of physics professionals is increasing in Mississippi state, the number of students graduating from the 10 accredited physics schools in Mississippi state is also increasing. In 2006 there were 35 physics graduates from physics courses in Mississippi and in 2010 there were 45 graduates.
Thus there was a 29% percent increase in the number of physics school degree or certificate graduates in Mississippi. A majority of these graduates, or 56%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in physics.