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Physics, BS

Careers

Our students go on to pursue careers in a wide range of fields, including astrophysics, nuclear engineering, systems engineering, medicine, and even law. After graduating, many pursue master’s and PhD programs in physics, engineering, applied math, or other technical fields.

alumna Dhruvika Randad on a street lit sidewalk

Dhruvika Randad '24

The Beauty of Science

As a process engineer now in the semiconductor industry working in atomic layer deposition, the physics program showed me the beauty of science and taught me to effectively communicate it.”

Dhruvika Randad '24

Employers

a partial list:

  • Amazon Web Services
  • Austin Company
  • Bennett and Bennett Irrigation Systems
  • Binded
  • Boeing
  • Capital One
  • DocuSign
  • EY
  • Google
  • Hochschule Luzern
  • Illumina
  • Integrated Photovoltaics, Inc.
  • Lockheed Martin
  • Portland Trail Blazers
  • Positron Dynamics
  • ServiceNow
  • Sponsors for Educational Opportunity
  • STV Incorporated
  • Vital Labs
  • Walt Disney Company
alumni José Carlos Inchausti Reyes in front of the golden gate bridge

José Carlos Inchausti Reyes '24

Mentorship and Opportunities

The program's mentorship and opportunities helped me map out my path after graduation, whether toward industry or academia. In competitive fields like machine learning and rapidly growing industries like semiconductors, a physics background is a powerful asset that has helped me stand out.”

José Carlos Inchausti Reyes '24

Graduate Schools

a partial list:

  • Boston College
  • Boston University
  • Cornell University
  • EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)
  • Harvard University
  • Ohio State University
  • Oregon State University
  • Rice University
  • Rutgers University
  • Stanford University
  • State University of New York
  • Tulane University
  • Universidade NOVA de Lisboa
  • University of California at Berkeley
  • University of Florida
  • University of Massachusetts
  • University of Oregon
  • University of Southern California
  • Utah State University