The Department of Physics and Astronomy offers a Master of Science (MS) in Physics that prepares the student for a wide variety of jobs in industry, government and educational institutions. Our graduates have joined industrial or governmental laboratory research staffs, entered pre-college or community college teaching, become members of planetarium or museum staffs, and become technical representatives of various organizations. With complementary courses in education, M.S. graduates are well qualified to teach at the secondary level.

We also offer an MS in Applied Physics for baccalaureate engineers. This is a popular course of study and professional improvement for people already working in industry.   For those currently employed, research projects can usually be matched to the employers' programs, and often the "advisor" can be someone from the employer so the continuing education benefits both the student and the industry for which he/she works.