Graduates of our program are pursuing careers in academia, industry, education, and government with competitive salaries. They are financial analysts, software engineers, researchers in government and industrial laboratories, data science engineers, and high school teachers. Many of our graduates continue their education in elite PhD programs, medical school, and law school—physics majors have a strong record of scoring among the highest on the LSAT, MCAT, and GRE. Whatever your aspirations, a degree from Illinois Physics will help get you there.

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