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General Physics at University of California - Santa Cruz

General Physics at University of California - Santa Cruz

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

UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and approximately 19,161 students attend the school each year.

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

UC Santa Cruz General Physics Degrees Available

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

UC Santa Cruz General Physics Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in general physics, making the school the #94 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Physics Student Demographics at UC Santa Cruz

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

UC Santa Cruz General Physics Master’s Program

27% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 73% of general physics master's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

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In the general physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 7% 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 general 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 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That General Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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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