Physics at University of California-Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, CA · Bachelor's Degree · about 36 graduates a year

$37,859
Median pay 1 year after graduating
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Median pay 4 years after graduating
$76,786
National median for this major (4 yrs)
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Rank by pay
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Rank, wage-adjusted
$16,250
Median federal debt

Other Majors at University of California-Santa Cruz by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$124,641$79,969#29 of 189
Computer Science$123,422$75,150#67 of 349
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$118,290$78,842#12 of 258
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$98,567$55,856#38 of 118
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$94,589$55,773#31 of 99
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$88,305$40,320#3 of 110
Business/Managerial Economics$82,064$52,029#35 of 84
Economics$76,382$50,518#207 of 368
Cognitive Science$72,125$35,384#13 of 19
Chemistry$71,348$39,700#68 of 209
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences$69,849$45,088#16 of 35
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$69,027$25,034#18 of 67
Design and Applied Arts$66,333—#36 of 299
Non-Professional Legal Studies$66,244$36,941#16 of 39
Political Science and Government$65,890$31,882#188 of 565
Biology$65,036$37,651#177 of 841
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$64,499$43,362#49 of 138
History$60,519$33,081#51 of 459
Psychology$59,948$30,730#100 of 1027
Mathematics$59,214$40,798#255 of 309
Graphic Communications$58,163$25,358#10 of 59
Community Organization and Advocacy$56,620$29,617#7 of 24
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$55,798$31,140#32 of 103
Sociology$55,338$28,495#155 of 462
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$55,240$29,152#130 of 265
Behavioral Sciences$54,606$28,709#4 of 20
Anthropology$52,315$23,152#49 of 188
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$51,519$32,934#164 of 225
Philosophy$51,398$30,285#60 of 86
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$49,821$25,810#34 of 62

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of California-Santa Cruz physics graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $37,859 one year after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.