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 18
North Carolina
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Physics, General among the 2007-2008
graduating class.
| | Davidson College
Davidson, NC | 6
(1.4%) |  |  | |
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| | Wake Forest University
Winston Salem, NC | 13
(1.3%) |  |  | |
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| | University of North Carolina at Asheville
Asheville, NC | 8
(1.1%) |  |  | |
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| | Appalachian State University
Boone, NC | 22
(0.8%) |  |  | |
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| | Duke University
Durham, NC | 10
(0.7%) | | | |
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| | North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Raleigh, NC | 30
(0.7%) | | | |
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| | Elon University
Elon, NC | 7
(0.6%) | | | |
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| | North Carolina Central University
Durham, NC | 4
(0.5%) | | | |
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| | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC | 16
(0.4%) | | | |
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| | Lenoir-Rhyne University
Hickory, NC | 1
(0.4%) | | | |
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.