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Engineering Physics at University of California - San Diego

Engineering Physics at University of California - San Diego

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

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 39,576.

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

UCSD Engineering Physics Degrees Available

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

UCSD Engineering Physics Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering physics, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Physics Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Engineering Physics Master’s Program

38% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 63% of engineering physics master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

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In the engineering physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 2
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Engineering Physics

If you plan to be a engineering physics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - San Diego. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Engineering & Applied Physics 13

Careers That Engineering Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering 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 - San Diego.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Architectural and Engineering Managers 31,580 $175,010
Engineers 20,600 $107,700
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Physicists 3,200 $115,970
Engineering Professors 2,400 $129,790

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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