General Physics at University of California - Merced
UC Merced is located in Merced, California and approximately 9,018 students attend the school each year.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Physics section at the bottom of this page.
UC Merced General Physics Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in General Physics
- Master’s Degree in General Physics
UC Merced General Physics Rankings
The general physics major at UC Merced is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in general physics, making the school the #131 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
General Physics Student Demographics at UC Merced
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general physics majors at University of California - Merced.
UC Merced General Physics Bachelor’s Program
About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general physics at UC Merced are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general 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 - Merced with a bachelor's in general physics.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 4 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
UC Merced General Physics Master’s Program
In the general physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Merced with a master's in general physics.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
White | 2 |
International Students | 3 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
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Careers That General Physics Grads May Go Into
A degree in general 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 - Merced.
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.