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Physics at University of California - Davis

What traits are you looking for in a physics school? To help you decide if University of California - Davis is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physics program.

UC Davis is located in Davis, California and approximately 39,074 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 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.

UC Davis Physics Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Physics
  • Doctorate Degree in Physics

UC Davis Physics Rankings

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at UC Davis

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

UC Davis Physics Master’s Program

29% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 71% of physics master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

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Of the students who received a physics master's degree from UC Davis, 53% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 24% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 9
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 - Davis.

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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