Physics at California State University - Sacramento

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Sac State is located in Sacramento, California and approximately 32,293 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.

Sac State Physics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Sac State Physics Rankings

The physics major at Sac 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.

Physics Student Demographics at Sac State

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

Sac State Physics Bachelor’s Program

40% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Sac State since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 - Sacramento with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Physics

Physics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Sacramento. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	23

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 - Sacramento.

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
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