Physics & astronomy at Maryland
Maryland graduates about 88 physics & astronomy majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 38th of 525 schools we score for physics & astronomy, a standout program at 87 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $91,000 four years out, 1.18× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $113 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Maryland
Where physics & astronomy happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Computer Science Instructional Center, Animal Science Service Building, Plant Science Building, John S. Toll Physics, The University of Maryland Physics Vortex, Biosciences Research Building, Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Engineering, Institute for Physical Science & Technology, Biomolecular Sciences, Physical Sciences Complex.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 109 · Dining 11 · Student housing 8 · Dorm 8 · Athletics 6 · Arts 4.
Nearby in the physics & astronomy ranking
Other strong majors at Maryland
- Computer science 90 · #33
- Economics 89 · #39
- Engineering (all) 89 · #32
- Math & statistics 88 · #42
- Political science & IR 87 · #47
- Mechanical engineering 86 · #16
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Maryland with every school we score in physics & astronomy. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.