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Physics at University of California - San Diego

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Physics at University of California - San Diego

Every physics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physics program at University of California - San Diego stacks up to those at other schools.

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 39,576. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 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.

UCSD Physics Degrees Available

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

UCSD Physics Rankings

There were 21 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Physics Master’s Program

20% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 physics majors earned their master's degree from UCSD. Of these graduates, 80% were men and 20% were women.

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In the physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 26% 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 physics.

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

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 - San Diego.

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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