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Career Information for Physicists in Virginia

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Virginia Physics Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Bridgewater CollegeBridgewaterBachelor1,541
College of William and MaryWilliamsburgDoctorate & First Professional7,795
Emory and Henry CollegeEmoryMasters1,026
George Mason UniversityFairfaxDoctorate & First Professional30,276
Hampden-Sydney CollegeHampden-SydneyBachelor1,122
Hampton UniversityHamptonDoctorate & First Professional5,658
Hollins UniversityRoanokeMasters1,049
James Madison UniversityHarrisonburgDoctorate17,918
Longwood UniversityFarmvilleMasters4,727
Lynchburg CollegeLynchburgMasters2,490
Norfolk State UniversityNorfolkDoctorate6,155
Old Dominion UniversityNorfolkDoctorate22,287
Radford UniversityRadfordDoctorate9,122
Randolph CollegeLynchburgMasters656
Randolph-Macon CollegeAshlandBachelor1,176
Roanoke CollegeSalemBachelor2,006
Sweet Briar CollegeSweet BriarMasters815
University of Mary WashingtonFredericksburgMasters5,001
University of RichmondRichmondDoctorate4,324
University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesvilleDoctorate & First Professional24,257
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondDoctorate & First Professional31,700
Virginia Military InstituteLexingtonBachelor1,378
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburgDoctorate29,898
Virginia State UniversityPetersburgDoctorate4,720
Washington and Lee UniversityLexingtonDoctorate2,181

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Physicists

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Virginia. 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

VIRGINIA

   
Virginia Beach250$87,7004
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