Physical Sciences at American River College

If you are interested in studying physical sciences, you may want to check out the program at American River College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

American River is located in Sacramento, California and approximately 25,422 students attend the school each year.

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

American River Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Physical Sciences

American River Physical Sciences Rankings

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Physical Sciences Student Demographics at American River

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical sciences majors at American River College.

American River Physical Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of physical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in physical sciences only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at American River may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

American River does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical sciences graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American River College with a associate's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	35
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	63
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

If you plan to be a physical sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from American River College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physical Sciences	129
Physics	16
Geological & Earth Sciences	3

Related Majors

• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Engineering Technologies
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Engineering

Careers That Physical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical sciences 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 American River College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890
Chemists	10,430	$88,570
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.