A master’s degree in physics helps you bridge the gap between your college experience and an exciting career in science or science education.
Ranked among the nation’s top physics departments with the strongest professional master’s degree programs by the American Institute of Physics, our department will provide you with the powerful resources, research-oriented training, and personal attention necessary to make this so.
Our experienced and caring faculty will supply you with opportunities to master the intellectual theory and the problem-solving skills that make you competitive in sophisticated industrial and rigorous academic settings.
Our master’s programs—offered as a master of arts (MA) or master of science (MS)—can help you be a better teacher, prepare you for a career in industry, or assist you as you pursue a doctorate.
As a master’s candidate, you will have:
small class sizes
professors who are actively engaged in research
the opportunity to work on research projects
This program consists of 33 credits of graduate physics coursework in your choice of concentration (the MA or MS track).
Topics for research leading to an MA or MS degree in Physics may include:
nuclear astrophysics
condensed matter physics
electronic structure of materials and devices
observational stellar astronomy and galactic structure
fabrication and characterization of nano-scale devices
elementary particle physics
medical physics
physics education
https://www.bsu.edu/academics/collegesanddepartments/physics-astronomy/academic-programs/ma-ms-physics