And the Survey Says...
Susan White, editor
American Institute of Physics
Statistical Research Center
College Park MD
2025
Who’s hiring physics bachelors? by Susan C. White
The Physics Teacher 63, 140 (2025) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0256303
Rosters of physics and astronomy departments with enrollment and degree data by Susan C. White
The Physics Teacher 63, 75 (2025) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0250161
2024
How did graduating physics students become interested in physics? by Susan C. White
The Physics Teacher 62, 796 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0240550
Students earning physics bachelor’s degrees by Susan C. White.
The Physics Teacher 62, 700 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0240548
Physics bachelors and high school physics by Susan C. White
The Physics Teacher 62, 609 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0231404
Why do students choose to pursue a physics major? by Susan C. White.
The Physics Teacher 62, 542 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0231244
Physics bachelors and financial support for graduate study by Susan C. White
The Physics Teacher 62, 407 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0195449
New physics bachelors and graduate study by Susan C. White
The Physics Teacher 62, 316 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0195448
Physics bachelors one year later and the pandemic by Susan C. White
The Physics Teacher 62, 237 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0195447
Physics bachelors’ outcomes
The Physics Teacher 62, 149 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0195446
Nationwide Survey of High School Physics
The Physics Teacher 62, 75 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0189948
2023
Astronomy bachelors’ starting salaries by Susan C. White
The Physics Teacher 61, 803 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0174634
Astronomy bachelors employment sectors by Susan C. White
The Physics Teacher 61, 717 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0174631
Astronomy bachelors one year later by Susan C. White.
The Physics Teacher 61, 637 (2023) https://doi.org/ 10.1119/5.0168759
Impacts of COVID-19 on 2020 astronomy bachelors by Susan C. White.
The Physics Teacher 61, 543 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0168757
Nationwide Survey of High School Physics
The Physics Teacher 61, 414 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0152380
Postgraduation planning during the pandemic
The Physics Teacher 61, 316 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0147688
Physics roster with enrollment and degree data
The Physics Teacher 61, 238 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0017366
Starting salaries for new physics bachelors
The Physics Teacher 61, 147 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0017024
Field of employment for new physics bachelors in the private sector
The Physics Teacher 61, 92 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0016766
2022
Initial employment sectors of new physics bachelors. The Physics Teacher 60, 798 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0015308.
Fields of graduate study for physics bachelors one year after degree The Physics Teacher 60, 712 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0015010
Where are physics bachelors one year after earning their degree? The Physics Teacher 60, 610 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0014305
Physics bachelor’s degree recipients and the MCAT by Susan C. White The Physics Teacher 60, 526 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0013865
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on faculty members’ work-life balance
The Physics Teacher 60, 388 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0010397
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on faculty members’ time allocation
The Physics Teacher 60, 311 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0010001
AP Physics C and AP Physics 2: Second-year physics courses?
The Physics Teacher 60, 238 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0009699
Enrollments in U.S. high school physics courses
The Physics Teacher 60, 149 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0009426
Physics offerings in U.S. high schools
The Physics Teacher 60, 24 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0007419
2021
What schools offer degrees in physics and astronomy?
The Physics Teacher 59, 734 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0007419
Where does physics fall in a high school physics teacher’s load?
The Physics Teacher 59, 668 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0006928
Enrollments in high school physics in the U.S.
The Physics Teacher 59, 581 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0006467
Availability of High School Physics in the U.S.
The Physics Teacher 59, 510 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0006148
Initial outcomes of exiting physics master’s degree recipients
The Physics Teacher 59, 319 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0004877
Junior and senior level physics major enrollments
The Physics Teacher 59, 267 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0004153
Enrollments in introductory physics courses in physics departments
The Physics Teacher 59, 204 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0003666
African American people and Hispanic people among physics bachelor’s degree recipients
The Physics Teacher 59, 93 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0003458
Educational characteristics of physics bachelor’s degree recipients: Double majors and minors
The Physics Teacher 59, 33 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0003013
2020
Educational characteristics of physics bachelor’s degree recipients: Two-year colleges
The Physics Teacher 58, 677 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0002743
PER PhDs & Bachelor’s Degrees Awarded to Women: Part 3 of 3
The Physics Teacher 58, 589 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0002384
PER PhDs & Bachelor’s Degrees Awarded to Women: Part 2 of 3
The Physics Teacher 58, 516 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0002076
PER PhDs & bachelor’s degrees awarded to women
The Physics Teacher 58, 436 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0001846
Where do I hope to be in 10 years?
The Physics Teacher 58, 300 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5145519
What are typical starting salaries for new physics PhDs?
The Physics Teacher 58, 262 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5145474
Dissertation subfield and employment
The Physics Teacher 58, 163 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5145404
Employment sector of new physics PhDs
The Physics Teacher 58, 103 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5144790
Does U.S. citizenship affect where new physics PhDs go to work?
The Physics Teacher 58, 17 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5141964
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