Physics at California Institute of Technology

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

Caltech is located in Pasadena, California and approximately 2,240 students attend the school each year.

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

Caltech Physics Degrees Available

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

Caltech Physics Rankings

The physics major at Caltech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

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 Caltech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physics majors at California Institute of Technology.

Caltech Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Caltech since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	12
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Caltech Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of physics master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

In the physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 30% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Physics

Physics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California Institute of Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	52

Related Majors

• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Geological & Earth Sciences
• Chemistry

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 California Institute of Technology.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Canon.vs.nikon under License

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