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Physics at California State University - Fullerton

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Physics at California State University - Fullerton

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 - Fullerton stacks up to those at other schools.

Cal State Fullerton is located in Fullerton, California and has a total student population of 42,051. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received a bachelor's degree in physics from Cal State Fullerton.

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

Cal State Fullerton Physics Degrees Available

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

Cal State Fullerton Physics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physics progam at Cal State Fullerton compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physics major at Cal State Fullerton 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools 102

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in physics from Cal State Fullerton. This makes it the #86 most popular school for physics master’s degree candidates in the country.

Physics Student Demographics at Cal State Fullerton

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

Cal State Fullerton Physics Bachelor’s Program

32% Women
61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 physics majors earned their bachelor's degree from Cal State Fullerton. Of these graduates, 68% were men and 32% were women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at Cal State Fullerton since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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 - Fullerton with a bachelor's in physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 8
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Cal State Fullerton Physics Master’s Program

14% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 physics majors earned their master's degree from Cal State Fullerton. Of these graduates, 86% were men and 14% were women.

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Of the students who received a physics master's degree from Cal State Fullerton, 71% 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 - Fullerton with a master's in physics.

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

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

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 - Fullerton.

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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