<p>I got admitted to CMU's MCS physics department. I hear that MCS physics department is small and less prestigeous among the peers. Just worry about the placement after graduation with physics majors. Will physics with computational physics track + minor CS help for graduate school/industry jobs? Is it difficult to transfer to CIT? Thank you for response.</p>
<p>What do you mean? It has 60 faculty members and is a strong research department. As a physics professor at Illinois Institute of Technology, I have heard nothing but good things about the CMU physics department. It is very well regarded among peer institutions, probably about a top 30 graduate program. Since the undergraduate physics curriculum is pretty much standard across the country, you should be able to get an excellent physics preparation there. In a number of the [Association</a> of Independent Technological Universities: AITU](<a href=“http://theaitu.org%5DAssociation”>http://theaitu.org) universities, physics is not in the engineering college but the college of sciences, just like at CMU.</p>
<p>I am a bit confused, however, as you say you want to get into CIT. Were you more interested in engineering than physics? If so, then if you have been admitted to an engineering program elsewhere, you might seriously consider it. Studying physics because you can’t get into the engineering program at CMU is not the best idea.</p>
<p>Getting a job or going to graduate school with a physics degree is certainly possible and good students from CMU will probably do well in either. It all depends on what YOU do to prepare yourself for the direction you want to pursue.</p>
<p>Thank you so much for the comments. I really like physics since high school and I think that physics study can provide solid background in problem-solving and analytical skills. Thanks again.</p>