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Colorado Physicists: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Physicists in Colorado

Fast Facts for Physicists in Colorado

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Boulder
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Denver
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Boulder

Salaries for Physicists in Colorado

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Denver. (See table at bottom of page)

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Colorado Physics Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Colorado CollegeColorado SpringsMasters2,075
Colorado School of MinesGoldenDoctorate4,560
Colorado State UniversityFort CollinsDoctorate & First Professional27,569
Fort Lewis CollegeDurangoBachelor3,928
Metropolitan State College of DenverDenverBachelor21,425
United States Air Force AcademyUSAFABachelor4,461
University of Colorado at BoulderBoulderDoctorate & First Professional31,796
University of Colorado at Colorado SpringsColorado SpringsDoctorate8,660
University of Colorado DenverDenverDoctorate21,658
University of DenverDenverDoctorate & First Professional11,053
University of Northern ColoradoGreeleyDoctorate12,702

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Physicists

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Colorado. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Physicists

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Physicists relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

COLORADO

   
Boulder320 25
Denver120$88,9801.1
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