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General Physics at University of California - San Diego

General Physics at University of California - San Diego

What traits are you looking for in a general physics school? To help you decide if University of California - San Diego is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general physics program.

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 General Physics section at the bottom of this page.

UCSD General Physics Degrees Available

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

UCSD General Physics Rankings

The general physics major at UCSD 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 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in general physics, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Physics Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD General Physics Bachelor’s Program

19% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 81% of general physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 - San Diego with a bachelor's in general physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 7
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UCSD General Physics Master’s Program

7% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 93% of general physics master's degrees went to men and 7% went to women.

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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 general physics.

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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

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 - 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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