<p>Whoah! Chill with the attitude! Nobody’s saying that there are dozens of grads making six figures. I’m just saying that the surveys done by the school are clearly inadequate to judge the student population. According to the survey, one student replied. The only conclusion that can be drawn is that yes, most students ignore the surveys handed to them. Wouldn’t you? Filling out the survey doesn’t actually benifit you in any way, and just takes time. I know I probably wouldn’t fill out a salary survey. </p>
<p>I’m just trying to say that you can be succesfull with a physics degree, just like somebody can be succesfull with a Math degree, or economics degree. You don’t have to major in engineering to have cash. National surveys clearly show that physics students make very good starting salaries of around 50k. Here’s a couple sample surveys to prove it:</p>
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<li><p>[Best</a> Undergrad College Degrees By Salary](<a href=“http://www.payscale.com/best-colleges/degrees.asp]Best”>Common Jobs for Majors - College Salary Report)<br>
says physics grads make 51.1 K</p></li>
<li><p>[Salary</a> Statistics](<a href=“http://www.ccse.umn.edu/salarystats.html]Salary”>http://www.ccse.umn.edu/salarystats.html)
says physics grads make 52.8 K</p></li>
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<p>I’m just trying to say that physics majors can expect to be employed, and can expect to make more than 30K. Just because the one guy who responded to the georgia tech survey only makes 30K doesn’t mean all physics majors do</p>