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Physics at San Diego State University

Physics at San Diego State University

What traits are you looking for in a physics school? To help you decide if San Diego State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physics program.

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 36,334.

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

SDSU Physics Degrees Available

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

SDSU Physics Rankings

The physics major at SDSU 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 SDSU

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

SDSU Physics Bachelor’s Program

25% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 75% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

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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 San Diego State University with a bachelor's in physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 9
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

SDSU Physics Master’s Program

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 100% of physics master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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Of the students who received a physics master's degree from SDSU, 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 San Diego State University with a master's in physics.

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

Concentrations Within Physics

The following physics concentations are available at San Diego State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from San Diego State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics 17
Atomic/Molecular Physics 1

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 San Diego State University.

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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