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Key facts
- Degree
- Doctorate
- Institution
- Northern Illinois University
- Location
- Dekalb, IL
- Language of instruction
- English
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Fields
- Physics
About Physics
The fundamental laws of nature, from quantum particles to materials, lasers and the universe.
Where it leads
Physicist · Research scientist · Medical physicist · Quant · Engineer
Median earnings of US graduates
$48,747
College Scorecard, US Department of Education
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Physics at other institutions in the United States
- Doctorate in PhysicsDoctorate · Illinois Institute of Technology · Chicago
- Doctorate in Engineering PhysicsDoctorate · Northwestern University · Evanston
- Doctorate in PhysicsDoctorate · Northwestern University · Evanston
- Doctorate in PhysicsDoctorate · Southern Illinois University-Carbondale · Carbondale
- Doctorate in Engineering PhysicsDoctorate · University of Chicago · Chicago
- Doctorate in PhysicsDoctorate · University of Chicago · Chicago
- Doctorate in PhysicsDoctorate · University of Illinois Chicago · Chicago
- Doctorate in PhysicsDoctorate · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Champaign
- Doctorate in Engineering PhysicsDoctorate · Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management · Wright-Patterson AFB
- Doctorate in PhysicsDoctorate · Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management · Wright-Patterson AFB
- Doctorate in PhysicsDoctorate · Alabama A & M University · Normal
- Doctorate in PhysicsDoctorate · Arizona State University Campus Immersion · Tempe
Source: College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education) (Public domain). As of October 10, 2026. The assignment to fields is ours. Check the details with the institution before you apply.
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