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General Physical Sciences at University of California - Santa Cruz

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General Physical Sciences at University of California - Santa Cruz

If you are interested in studying general physical sciences, you may want to check out the program at University of California - Santa Cruz. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and has a total student population of 19,161. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in physical science from UC Santa Cruz.

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

UC Santa Cruz General Physical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Science

UC Santa Cruz General Physical Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physical science progam at UC Santa Cruz compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physical science major at UC Santa Cruz is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Physical Sciences. 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.

Ranking Type Rank
5
Best Value General Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 8

Physical Science Student Demographics at UC Santa Cruz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical science majors at University of California - Santa Cruz.

UC Santa Cruz General Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

43% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students earned a bachelor's degree in physical science from UC Santa Cruz. About 43% of these graduates were women and the other 57% were men.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Santa Cruz with a bachelor's in physical science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UC Santa Cruz also has a doctoral program available in physical science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Physical Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical science 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 Cruz.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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