Engineering & Applied Physics at University of California - San Diego

Every engineering & applied physics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the applied physics program at University of California - San Diego stacks up to those at other schools.

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 39,576.

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

UCSD Engineering & Applied Physics Degrees Available

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

UCSD Engineering & Applied Physics Rankings

The applied physics major at UCSD is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering & Applied 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in applied physics, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Applied Physics Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Engineering & Applied Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of applied physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 74% more racial-ethnic minorities in its applied 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 - San Diego with a bachelor's in applied physics.

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

UCSD Engineering & Applied Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of applied physics master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

In the applied physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% 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 California - San Diego with a master's in applied physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Applied Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in applied 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 - San Diego.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Engineers	20,600	$107,700
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Physicists	3,200	$115,970
Engineering Professors	2,400	$129,790

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 Znode at English Wikipedia under License

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