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Physics at San Diego State University

Every physics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physics program at San Diego State University stacks up to those at other schools.

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and approximately 36,334 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 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.

SDSU Physics Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Physics

SDSU Physics Rankings

Physics Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU Physics Master’s Program

17% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a master's degree in physics from SDSU. About 17% of these graduates were women and the other 83% were men.

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In the physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

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

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

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 San Diego State University.

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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