A general program that focuses on the scientific study of matter and energy, and the formulation and testing of the laws governing the behavior of the matter-energy continuum. Includes instruction in classical and modern physics, electricity and magnetism, thermodynamics, mechanics, wave properties, nuclear processes, relativity and quantum theory, quantitative methods, and laboratory methods.
| A major in Physics, General is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. |
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Top 29
Illinois
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Physics, General among the 2007-2008
graduating class.
|  | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | 37 (3.1%) |  |  | |
|  | Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL | 11 (2.4%) |  |  | |
|  | Knox College Galesburg, IL | 6 (2.1%) |  |  | |
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|  | Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL | 7 (2.1%) |  |  | |
|  | Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL | 8 (1.7%) |  |  | |
|  | Monmouth College Monmouth, IL | 4 (1.5%) |  |  | |
|  | Illinois College Jacksonville, IL | 3 (1.4%) |  |  | |
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|  | Augustana College Rock Island, IL | 6 (1.2%) |  |  | |
|  | Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL | 18 (0.9%) |  |  | |
|  | MacMurray College Jacksonville, IL | 1 (0.8%) |  |  | |
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.