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Physics at Santa Clara University

Physics at Santa Clara University

If you plan to study physics, take a look at what Santa Clara University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SCU is located in Santa Clara, California and approximately 8,616 students attend the school each year.

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

SCU Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

SCU Physics Rankings

Physics Student Demographics at SCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physics majors at Santa Clara University.

Concentrations Within Physics

The following physics concentations are available at Santa Clara University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Santa Clara University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

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 Santa Clara 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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