Physics at University of California - Los Angeles

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 University of California - Los Angeles stacks up to those at other schools.

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 44,589.

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

UCLA Physics Degrees Available

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

UCLA Physics Rankings

The physics major at UCLA 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.

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 University of California - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	26
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UCLA Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 79% of physics master's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

Of the students who received a physics master's degree from UCLA, 54% 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 University of California - Los Angeles with a master's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 University of California - Los Angeles. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	123

Related Majors

• Materials Sciences
• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• Geological & Earth Sciences
• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• 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 University of California - Los Angeles.

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 Nikhil Kulkarni under License

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