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Physics

Opportunities

Students who complete a degree in physics have many options. Some enter graduate school with the intention of obtaining a master’s or a Ph.D. Others attend medical school. Engineering is yet another option, and graduates of an undergraduate physics program can enter this field with an unusually solid background in fundamental physical principles, mathematics, and computation. It is also possible for physics graduates to work in business and finance; for example, Wall Street employs many analysts trained in such “hard sciences”
as physics.

Many Drexel physics graduates proceed directly into graduate schools, or medical or other professional programs. Physics graduates have attended some of the best graduate programs in the United States, including MIT, Princeton University, and CalTech. Other graduates have found jobs in engineering and business, and with such government agencies as the National Bureau of Standards.

Visit the Drexel Steinbright Career Development Center for more detailed information on co-op and post-graduate opportunities.