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University of California - Irvine PhD in Physics

13 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
$91,744 Average Salary

Physics is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at University of California - Irvine. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in physics, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Physics from UC Irvine Cost?

$13,354 Average Tuition and Fees

UC Irvine Graduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $11,442 $26,544
Fees $1,912 $1,912

How Much Can You Make With a PhD in Physics From UC Irvine?

$91,744 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

physics who receive their doctor’s degree from UC Irvine make an average of $91,744 a year during the early days of their career. That is 22% lower than the national average of $117,200.

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Does UC Irvine Offer an Online PhD in Physics?

UC Irvine does not offer an online option for its physics doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UC Irvine Online Learning page.

UC Irvine Doctorate Student Diversity for Physics

13 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
15.4% Women
15.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 13 doctor’s degrees in physics handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in physics in 2019-2020, 15.4% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 20.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in physics at UC Irvine in 2019-2020, 15.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 11%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

PhD in Physics Focus Areas at UC Irvine

Physics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Physics 8
Other Physics 5

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to physics.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 46
Geological & Earth Sciences 16

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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.

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