Physics at University of Southern California
USC is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 46,287 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,745 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Southern California in 2021, 31 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.
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USC Physics Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Physics
- Master’s Degree in Physics
- Doctorate Degree in Physics
USC Physics Rankings
The physics major at USC 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.
In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in physics from USC. This makes it the #134 most popular school for physics master’s degree candidates in the country.
There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Physics Student Demographics at USC
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physics majors at University of Southern California.
USC Physics Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 Southern California with a bachelor's in physics.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 6 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
White | 6 |
International Students | 6 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
USC Physics Master’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Southern California with a master's in physics.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 2 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
USC also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 15 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
Related Majors
- General Physical Sciences
- Astronomy & Astrophysics
- Geological & Earth Sciences
- Materials 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 Southern California.
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 Original uploader was Padsquad19 at en.wikipedia under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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