Physics Schools In Texas

In Texas, there are 59 accredited schools where physics classes faculty can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of physics and physics training in Texas, which 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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Professional Trends

Texas Vs. National Physics Employment

Texas	780
National	16,860

Approximately 5% of the country's physics professionals work in Texas state.

Employment Growth for Physics professionals In Texas

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
470	490	530	650	780

Yellow: Actual Values

Physics is a growing field in Texas. In Texas, 310 more physics professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Texas, this field has grown by 66% in four years. This is faster than the trend for physics professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of physics professionals has grown by 9% between 2006 and 2010.

Physics VS. All Professions salaries in Texas

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$87,360	$90,260	$95,590	$84,910	$83,010
$42,701	$44,703	$45,514	$47,910	$49,136

Light Blue: Physics
Dark Yellow: All Professions

As the number of physics professionals is growing, the salaries paid to physics professionals are decreasing in Texas. Physics professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $87,360 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $83,010 in 2010.

Salary percentiles for Physics professionals in Texas

10th percentile	$41,010
25th percentile	$47,280
50th percentile	$72,940
75th percentile	$104,330
90th percentile	$139,100

This represents a 5% decline in salaries. This decline is quite different from state trends for all professionals. There is a 239% pay differential between the highest paid physics professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of physics in Texas.

Average Salaries for Physics professionals and related professions in Texas

Biochemistry	$69,103
Biology	$56,062
Chemistry	$55,775
Electrical Engineering	$74,040
Math	$76,070
Mechanical Engineering	$70,586
Physics	$83,010

In Texas, physics professionals earn, on average, more than professionals in related fields.

Educational Trends

Physics programs available for each degree type for all schools in Texas

associate	19
bachelor	53
master	30
doctor	24
Certificate	0
Total	126

The number of students graduating from the 59 accredited physics schools in Texas is increasing. In 2006, 544 students graduated from physics courses in Texas. And in 2010, 608 students graduated.

Thus there was a 12% percent increase in the number of physics school degree or certificate graduates in Texas. 42% of these graduates received an bachelor's degree in physics.

Physics Faculty Salaries in Texas

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