Physical Sciences at University of California - Irvine

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

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and has a total student population of 36,303. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 students received their master's degree in physical sciences.

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

UC Irvine Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Physical Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Physical Sciences

UC Irvine Physical Sciences Rankings

There were 45 students who received their doctoral degrees in physical sciences, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at UC Irvine

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical sciences majors at University of California - Irvine.

UC Irvine Physical Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 physical sciences majors earned their master's degree from UC Irvine. Of these graduates, 54% were men and 46% were women.

Of the students who received a physical sciences master's degree from UC Irvine, 54% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the physical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 34% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	30
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chemistry	50
Physics	29
Geological & Earth Sciences	22

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Architecture & Related Services
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Computer & Information Sciences

Careers That Physical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical sciences 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 - Irvine.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890
Chemists	10,430	$88,570
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By TFNorman under License

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