General Physical Sciences at American River College

Every general physical sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physical science program at American River College stacks up to those at other schools.

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 General Physical Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

American River General Physical Sciences Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Physical Science

American River General Physical Sciences Rankings

Physical Science Student Demographics at American River

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

American River General Physical Sciences Associate’s Program

45% Women

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of physical science associate's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

American River does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical science graduates 8% 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 science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	43
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Concentrations Within General Physical Sciences

The following physical science concentations are available at American River College. 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
Physical Science	129

Careers That Physical Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical science 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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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