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Physics at University of Southern California

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Physics at University of Southern California

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

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.

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

35% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students earned a bachelor's degree in physics from USC. About 35% of these graduates were women and the other 65% were men. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at USC since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

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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.

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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

25% Women
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students graduated with a master's degree in physics from USC. About 75% were men and 25% were women.

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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.

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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.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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