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Physics at University of San Diego

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Physics at University of San Diego

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

USD is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 8,861. Of the 1,672 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of San Diego in 2021, 9 of them were physics majors.

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

USD Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

USD Physics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physics progam at USD 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 physics major at USD 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Physics Schools 361
Most Focused Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 391

Physics Student Demographics at USD

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

USD Physics Bachelor’s Program

44% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 56% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at USD since its program graduates 20% more women than average.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at USD are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of San Diego with a bachelor's in physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 5
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

USD also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 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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