Physics at University of California - Santa Barbara

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

UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and approximately 26,179 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.

UCSB Physics Degrees Available

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

UCSB Physics Rankings

The physics major at UCSB 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 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #59 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at UCSB

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

UCSB Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 - Santa Barbara with a bachelor's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	52
International Students	70
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

UCSB Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of physics master's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Santa Barbara with a master's in physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Physics

The following physics concentations are available at University of California - Santa Barbara. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Santa Barbara. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics	199

Related Majors

• Materials Sciences
• 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 - Santa Barbara.

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 Nandaro under License

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