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Physics at University of California - Merced

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Physics at University of California - Merced

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

UC Merced is located in Merced, California and approximately 9,018 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 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 Merced Physics Degrees Available

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

UC Merced Physics Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #134 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at UC Merced

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

UC Merced Physics Master’s Program

The physics program at UC Merced awarded 2 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 100% of these degrees went to men with the other 0% going to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Merced 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 0
White 0
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 - Merced.

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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