Physics at California State University - Fresno

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 California State University - Fresno stacks up to those at other schools.

Fresno State is located in Fresno, California and approximately 25,497 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in physics from Fresno State.

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

Fresno State Physics Degrees Available

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

Fresno State Physics Rankings

The physics major at Fresno State 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.

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in physics from Fresno State. This makes it the #134 most popular school for physics master’s degree candidates in the country.

Physics Student Demographics at Fresno State

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

Fresno State Physics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Physics from Fresno State in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at Fresno State since its program graduates 16% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 State University - Fresno with a bachelor's in physics.

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

Fresno State Physics Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students graduated with a master's degree in physics from Fresno State. About 75% were men and 25% were women.

Of the students who received a physics master's degree from Fresno State, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Fresno State also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Physical Sciences
• 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 State University - Fresno.

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.