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Physics at University of California - Los Angeles

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

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 44,589. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 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.

UCLA Physics Degrees Available

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

UCLA Physics Rankings

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA Physics Master’s Program

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 21 physics students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UCLA, about 100% were men and 0% were women.

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Of the students who received a physics master's degree from UCLA, 71% 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 19% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Los Angeles 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 4
White 15
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 - Los Angeles.

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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