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General Physics at University of California - Santa Barbara

General Physics at University of California - Santa Barbara

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

UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and has a total student population of 26,179.

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.

UCSB General Physics Degrees Available

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

UCSB General Physics Rankings

The general physics major at UCSB 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 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in general physics, making the school the #57 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Physics Student Demographics at UCSB

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

UCSB General Physics Bachelor’s Program

17% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 83% of general physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

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

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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 General Physics Master’s Program

22% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 78% of general physics master's degrees went to men and 22% 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 - Santa Barbara with a master's in general physics.

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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

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 - 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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