Physics at University of California - San Diego

If you plan to study physics, take a look at what University of California - San Diego has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 39,576 students attend the school each year.

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

UCSD Physics Degrees Available

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

UCSD Physics Rankings

The physics major at UCSD 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 21 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 - San Diego with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	14
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UCSD Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 93% of physics master's degrees went to men and 7% went to women.

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 physics.

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

Concentrations Within Physics

If you plan to be a physics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - San Diego. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	54
Other Physics	28

Related Majors

• Other Physical Science
• Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology
• Geological & Earth Sciences
• 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 - San Diego.

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 Znode at English Wikipedia under License

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