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Physics at University of California - Santa Barbara

Physics at University of California - Santa Barbara

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

UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and has a total student population of 26,179.

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

UCSB Physics Degrees Available

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

UCSB Physics Rankings

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #59 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at UCSB

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

UCSB Physics Master’s Program

22% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 78% of physics master's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 13
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Physics

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics 48

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 - Santa Barbara.

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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