Department of Physics

Research & Career Opportunities

Physics Offers a Variety of Research and Career Options

A bachelor’s degree in physics is a wonderful stepping-stone to a wide variety of well-paying, interesting and intellectually satisfying careers in high-tech industries, research, and teaching.

Many Career Opportunities Available

Because of their extensive computer and technological background, physics majors have many possible careers open to them. Graduates from our program have gone on to and are prepared for careers in the semiconductor industry, medical physics and as researchers or faculty at some of the nation’s most prestigious graduate programs and research labs.

Options Available for Graduate Degrees

Some of the areas of graduate study for which physics is great preparation are materials science, electrical engineering, applied physics and, of course, physics. Typically our students who have gone on to graduate study are awarded tuition waivers and stipends to work as teaching and research assistants at their new physics departments.

Employment for Physics Majors

Recent reports on the employment of undergraduate majors with a science degree show that physics majors have one of the lowest unemployment rates in the nation.

Research Opportunities

University of Idaho Physics Department

Many professors will be glad to have extra help during the school year or the summer. A summer position, might be paid, or you may receive research credit on your transcript. To find out more, ask the professors.