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Physics in the Colleges
Undergraduate institutions train a large proportion of the students who eventually earn PhDs in physics; research enhances the education of their students and the professional life of their faculty.
Education for Research
The doctorate is the formative educational experience for professional physicists, and while PhD education is healthy, universities face the problems of deteriorating equipment and an aging faculty.
Foreign Physics Graduate Students in the United States
Foreign citizens have become an integral part of the practice of physics in the United States, helping to staff research and teaching programs in universities and remaining after graduation to help avert shortages of research manpower.
Beyond the Ivory Tower
Academia is the traditional training ground for research in physics but only a minority of PhDs continue working there—does their academic training provide them with a good basis for a career in industry?
Becoming a Professional Physicist: A Statistical Overview
Fewer Americans are pursuing graduate studies in physics—despite increasing employment opportunities—but the number of foreign graduate students in American universities has increased dramatically.