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Physics at University of California - Berkeley

Physics at University of California - Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and has a total student population of 42,327.

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

UC Berkeley Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics
  • Master’s Degree in Physics

UC Berkeley Physics Rankings

There were 39 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Physics Master’s Program

22% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 78% of physics master's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Berkeley 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 0
White 8
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Physics

Physics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Berkeley. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics 68

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 University of California - Berkeley.

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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