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Physics at University of California - Santa Cruz

If you plan to study physics, take a look at what University of California - Santa Cruz has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and approximately 19,161 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 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 Santa Cruz Physics Degrees Available

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

UC Santa Cruz Physics Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #97 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at UC Santa Cruz

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

UC Santa Cruz Physics Master’s Program

29% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 14 students who graduated with a master’s in physics from UC Santa Cruz in 2021, 71% were men and 29% were women.

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In the physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 29% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 5
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 Cruz.

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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