Health/Medical Physics
STEM •
Health Professions And Related Programs
What is it about?
A program that focuses on the application of physics, nuclear science, and engineering physics to diagnostic, treatment, and therapeutic processes and public health protection. Includes instruction in radiation biophysics, biophysics, health effects of natural and artificially induced radiation, hazard evaluation, environmental radioactivity, nuclear physics, engineering physics, radiobiology, medical radiology, calibration and dosage theory, computer applications and medical informatics, and specific research problems.
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Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
Average public university graduating class: 6 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Average private university graduating class: 5 students.
O's Insights on Health/Medical Physics
- Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 15 years.
- 78% of graduates come from public universities.
