Optics/Optical Sciences at University of Arizona

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every optics/optical sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the optics/optical sciences program at University of Arizona stacks up to those at other schools.

University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and has a total student population of 45,601.

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

University of Arizona Optics/Optical Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Optics/Optical Sciences
Master’s Degree in Optics/Optical Sciences

University of Arizona Optics/Optical Sciences Rankings

The optics/optical sciences major at University of Arizona is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Optics/Optical Sciences. 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 24 students who received their doctoral degrees in optics/optical sciences, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Optics/Optical Sciences Student Demographics at University of Arizona

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the optics/optical sciences majors at University of Arizona.

University of Arizona Optics/Optical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

34% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 66% of optics/optical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 34% went to women. The typical optics/optical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at University of Arizona since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in optics/optical sciences at University of Arizona are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its optics/optical sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Arizona with a bachelor's in optics/optical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	21
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

University of Arizona Optics/Optical Sciences Master’s Program

23% Women

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of optics/optical sciences master's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

In the optics/optical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 32% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Arizona with a master's in optics/optical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	28
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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Careers That Optics/Optical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in optics/optical sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AZ, the home state for University of Arizona.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Natural Sciences Managers	1,060	$101,790
Physics Postsecondary Professors	230	$105,480
Physicists	50	$134,390

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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