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Physics at California State University - Northridge

If you are interested in studying physics, you may want to check out the program at California State University - Northridge. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and has a total student population of 40,381. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received their master's degree in physics.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Physics section at the bottom of this page.

CSUN Physics Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Physics

CSUN Physics Rankings

Physics Student Demographics at CSUN

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physics majors at California State University - Northridge.

CSUN Physics Master’s Program

31% Women
77% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 13 physics students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from CSUN, about 69% were men and 31% were women.

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In the physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 77% of degree recipients. That is 63% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Northridge with a master's in physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for California State University - Northridge.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Physicists 3,200 $115,970
Physics Postsecondary Professors 1,190 $138,250

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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